Max Cantor

Corporal Max Cantor was employed by the Republic Aviation Corp in Farmingdale, NY after his graduation from BSHS. He attended Boston University as part of the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) in 1942. Max entered the Army Air Corps on December 7, 1942 and attended the Army Air Forces Training Command School at the US Rubber Company in Detroit, MI. After completing an intensive course of intruction on aircraft fuel cells, he was stationed at the basic training centers of Greensboro, NC and at Chanute Field, IL. In the Pacific Theatre, he served in New Caledonia, the Admiralty Island and Biak in the Netherlands East Indies. For his service, Max received the Good Conduct medal, the Asiatic- Pacific ribbon, the Philippine Liberation ribbon, American Defence ribbon and the Victory ribbon. He also wears three Battle Stars. Max was honorably discharged from Fort Dix, NJ in January, 1946.