World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John M. Polly
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Marie Polly
Relationship
Wife
SERVED AS A WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH 8TH AIR FORCE BOMBING SQUADRON 34TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 3RD AIR DIVISION. HIS DIVISION WAS BASED IN ENGLAND AND DID THEIR BOMBING OVER REGENSBURG, GERMANY. RECEIVED THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS.