World War II Honoree

Raymond Montgomery

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Weymouth, Massachusetts

Honored By

BSA Troop 9 Weymouth & R. M. Thomas

Relationship

Friends

RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL. WAIST GUNNER ON A LIBERATOR B-24 BOMBER OF THE 15TH AIR FORCE IN ITALY. PRISONER OF WAR HELD IN GERMANY. AIR MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN AERIAL FLIGHT WHILE PARTICIPATING IN OPERATIONS AGAINST THE ENEMY. HE WAS WOUNDED ON HIS 17TH MISSION AND TAKEN CAPTIVE.