World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
W. Budd Wentz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Riverside, New Jersey
Honored By
W. Budd Wentz
Relationship
Self
SERVED AS A 1ST PILOT ON A B-17 IN THE 8TH AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN TWICE DURING THE WAR IN EUROPE. CRASHED BEHIND GERMAN LINES IN THE ARDENNES FOREST AND THE SECOND TIME WAS RAMMED BY A FIGHTER PLANE AND LANDED IN GERMANY. RECEIVED SEVERAL AIR MEDALS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.