World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lawrence Hugh Flood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia
Honored By
Pamela Flood Gerke
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW B-17 BOMBERS IN RAIDS ON THE PLOESTI, RUMANIA OIL FIELDS. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND NUMEROUS AIR MEDALS. REMAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY IN U.S. AIR FORCE ACHIEVING RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL BEFORE RETIRING IN 1964.