December, 2002 Featured Veteran Orville L. Hall Branch of Service: Air Corps/Air Force Era: WWII Korea Viet Nam Units Served: 76th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th TCG Commander of the 8th CC Squadron Attached to the 82nd Airborne Battles: Normandy Awards: Good Conduct Korean Service National Defense American Campaign Air Force Commendation Medal Gold Leaf Cluster - Major Stripes Presidential Unit Citation - 435th Group Invasion of South France Glider Pilot Pin Holland Government issued Glider Pilot Pin European Theater - African Middle Eastern Campaign Mr. Hall flew a Horsa Glider on the Invasion of Normandy on D Day and later participated in the airborne landings in Southern France and Holland, flying a CG4A Glider. He remained in the service for 21 years.   Next Veteran     Photographs by Peggy Fontenot