World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse W. Dalrymple
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Belvidere, New Jersey
Honored By
Belvidere American Legion
1ST LIEUTENANT. BOMBER PILOT B-24 LIBERATOR NAMED 'FEARLESS FOSDICK' WITH 716TH BOMB SQUADRON, 449TH BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. WAS SHOT DOWN ON A MISSION OVER BRENNER PASS. WOUNDED THEN CAPTURED. AS A POW HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT AFTER 3 DAYS THEN TAKEN BY TRAIN TO FRANKFURT, GERMANY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON.