WWII
Joseph Dukes Sherrer, Sr.
Rate / Rank
S/Sergeant
Birthdate
December 5 1914
Date of Death
July 3 1981
Branch
USAAC
Active Duty Service
August 1941 - November 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- China Defensive, China Offensive
- India-Burma
- Pacific Theater of Operations March 21, 1944 - November 2, 1945
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Camp Blanding, Florida.
- 27th Troop Carrier Squadron
Decorations & Citations
- Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal With three battle stars
- American Defense Medal; American Campaign Medal
- Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Notes
US Army service number 34-055-544. Born; Enterprise, Alabama. Father of SPC E4 Joseph Dukes, Jr. US Army, brother of Rufus Pricely Sherrer US Army, and Private First Class Harry Leon Sherrer USAAC. Burial; Pine Level Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.