World War II Honoree

Curtis A. Werden

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wauconda, Illinois

Honored By

Patricia Werden

Relationship

Wife

P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER PILOT. GRADUATED FROM ADVANCED FLIGHT TRAINING, SPENCE FIELD, GEORGIA AS A PILOT, RECEIVING HIS COMMISSION AND WINGS. ASSIGNED TO 15TH AIR FORCE, 306TH FIGHTER WING, 31ST FIGHTER GROUP IN FOGGIA, ITALY. FLEW 63 P-51 COMBAT MISSIONS, FLYING ESCORT FOR THE B-17 AND B-24 BOMBERS OVER AUSTRIA, PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN ROMANIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, YUGOSLAVIA AND BULGARIA. AWARDS AND CITATIONS: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON.