MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT– On February 20, 1944, Lieutenant William Lawley emergency landed his B-17 despite his own serious life-threatening injuries, saving injured crew members. William “Bill” Robert Lawley, Jr. was born in…
Heroes
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT– On February 20, 1944 SSGT Archibald Mathies was killed in action. Staff Sgt. Archibald Mathies was an airplane mechanic-gunner and flight engineer during World War ll, and also the…
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT— On February 20, 1944, 2nd Lieutenant Walter E. Truemper was killed in action. Walter Edward Truemper was born on October 31, 1918 in Aurora, Illinois. After high school,he…
Big Week Missions February 20– 25, 1944 For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty during Big Week on February 20, 1944, three members of the…
Forward written by Museum volunteer, Albert S. Pela, Jr. My dad (Albert S. Pela, Sr.) deployed in Feb. ’44 to Thorpe Abbotts UK, home to the 100th BG, 350th squadron. His routine…
