World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edmund H. Wolcott
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scarsdale, New York
HE SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 450TH BOMB GROUP, 721ST SQUADRON IN SOUTHERN ITALY AN PARTICIPATED IN BOMBING GERMANY. HE FLEW 25 MISSIONS AND WAS BADLY WOUNDED AND HOSPITALIZED FOR 4 1/2 YEARS RECUPERATING. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, 5 AIR MEDALS AND 2 PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS.