Fred F. Pike

Fred F. Pike of Aurora was inducted into the Army Air Corps on April 25, 1942.

He was a Sergeant and an aircraft welder with the 312th Bomb Group, serving in the Philippines in the air offensives involving Japan, China, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.

Mr.Pike received the: Good Conduct Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal with seven bronze battle stars, Philippine Liberation Medal with a bronze star, World War II Victory Medal and four overseas service bars.

He was discharged on Oct. 25, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 252.

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