This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael 2nd Lt. William Edward Metzger, Jr. 22 years old from Lima, Ohio 729th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group (Heavy) November 9, 1944 On May 16, 1945 2nd Lt. William E. Metzger was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions six months earlier. His citation reads: "On a ...continue reading
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5 Jul | 2011
Wednesday’s Hero
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Filed Under: Wednesday's Hero Tagged With: 9 november, b17, bomb group, bombardment squadron, crash landing, flares, hydraulic lines, intense pain, interphone, lima ohio, mechanical difficulties, medical attention, metzger, radio operator, static line, tail assembly, target, tourniquet, unconscious body, unknown territory
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