World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John R. Wardell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Topeka, Kansas
Honored By
Family
2ND LIEUTENANT, 392ND BOMB GROUP, 577TH SQUADRON. FLEW 20 COMBAT MISSIONS AS B-24 CO-PILOT. SHOT DOWN OVER HANOVER, GERMANY ON HIS 20TH MISSION. POW SEPTEMBER 12, 1944 UNTIL LIBERATED BY THE RUSSIANS ON MAY 25, 1945. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL, AIR MEDAL AND 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.