Dale Thornton
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army Air Force |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Military Decorations | Bronze Star Purple Heart |
Wall | H |
Wall Side | 1 |
Row | 1 |
Plaque Number | 7 |
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Bronze Star, Purple Heart, B-17 Pilot, Air Medal w/Cluster, Prisoner of War, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign, World War Il Victory
Flew 17 combat missions; shot down over Germany, captured, POW, liberated by General Patton and his 14th Armored Division at Moosburg, Germany.