World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William E. Walsh
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
William E. Walsh, Jr.
Relationship
Son
STAFF SERGEANT. SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS FROM 1942 TO 1946. MUCH OF THIS TIME HE WAS STATIONED IN ENGLAND AND SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER. HIS EFFORTS WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE DESIGN OF THE NORDEN BOMBSIGHT, FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT.