World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Boyd Vernon Hall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ralph Bozorth
SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT, ENGINEER AND GUNNER ABOARD A B-26 MARAUDER, 'MILD AND BITTER' WITH THE 449TH BOMB SQUADRON, 322ND BOMB GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE. FLEW 65 COMBAT MISSIONS OUT OF EUROPE. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN THEATER RIBBON WITH 5 BATTLE STARS, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, DISTINGUISHED AIR MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND 1 SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART MEDAL, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.