Alvin Myo Dunn

Portrait of Alvin Myo Dunn
Bio

Born in Pasadena, California, April 5, 1923
Graduated from the University High School, Pasadena, California, June 1941
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1941 Member Beta Phi (Kappa Sigma) Fraternity
Withdrew November 5, 1941

Military Service

MILITARY TRAINING
Enlisted in the Army Air Force in Los Angeles, California, 12 January 1942
Preliminary and basic training received at March Field, Riverside, California; Hammer Field, Fresno, California, with subsequent training in Alaska. He was then assigned for special training at Las Vegas, Nevada.
Graduated and appointed Sergeant 1 July 1942 at Las Vegas. Later assigned to 475th Bombardment Squadron AAC, Barksdale Field, Shreveport, La.

Sergeant Dunn was killed on 20 October 1942, when the Bomber on which he was an aerial engineer crashed and burned.

Decorations and Awards

Citation of Honor by General H. H. Arnold, U.S. Army.
Citation by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States.
American Legion Post 365, Vista, California renamed the

Alvin Myo Dunn Post INTERMENT: Mountain View Mausoleum, Pasadena, California.

 

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