World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph 'Bud' Hickey
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Niagara Falls, New York
Honored By
Hickey Family
SERVED IN CHINA-BURMA-INDIA. HE WAS A PILOT WHO FLEW TWIN ENGINE TRANSPORTS OVER THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS (THE HUMP), FERRYING TROOPS AND FUEL. RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC SERVICE MEDAL, THE AIR MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE.