Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Army Air Corps |
|---|---|
| Rank | Captain |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 11/22/1940 – 12/10/1943 |
| Date of Birth | 02/27/1916 |
| Date of Death | 12/10/1943 |
| Hometown | UNKNOWN, OH |
| Awards | Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal |
| Burial Location | Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines |
| Monument Paver | No |
| Source | Walter Herd; G.W. Claar; Esther Carmany; American Battle Monuments Commission; Marysville Journal-Tribune, 09/21/2007, p. 3A | Ancestry - Family Tree, WW11 & Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas; Find a Grave |
School: Marysville High School. serial #O-420397; organized rescue network (called "Blackie's Gang") for downed pilots; plane shot down by Japanese fighters while trying to rescue the crew of a downed C-47; managed to save one of his own crew members (co-pilot James F. Spain) before the plane crashed and exploded; also onboard was Sgt. Harold Neibler, from Marysville, also MIA/KIA; Porter's body not recovered; MIA/KIApilot body not recovered; MIA/KIA
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument