World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Niven Kendall Cranfill
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Temple, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Lieutenant Colonel and a Fighter Pilot of the 359th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force, in action against the enemy in aerial combat in the European Theater of Operations. Awarded the Silver Star with Bronze oak leaf cluster and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Bronze oak leaf cluster.