World War II Honoree

Lumir Joseph Prucha

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska

Honored By

Sons & Daughters

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS ON DECEMBER 12, 1941 AND SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AS AN A-20 AND A-26 PILOT FOR THE 668TH BOMB SQUADRON (L), 416TH BOMB GROUP, 9TH AIR FORCE. HE FLEW 37 COMBAT MISSIONS BETWEEN DECEMBER 6, 1944 AND APRIL 26, 1945, MOST OFTEN PILOTING THE DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER 'SUGAR BABY' FROM BASES IN MELUN AND LAON, FRANCE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 BRONZE STARS, 6 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND 1ST SILVER OAK LEAF CLUSTER TO HIS AIR MEDAL; AMERICAN THEATRE RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON JANUARY 14, 1946 WITH THE RANK OF 1ST LIEUTENANT.