World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Eugene P. Ford
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Derry, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Marian Ford Thurston
Relationship
Widow
FIRST SERGEANT. BEGAN SERVICE IN 1941. B-24 PILOT, 765TH BOMB SQUADRON, 461ST BOMB GROUP, 15TH AIR FORCE. FLEW 45 MISSIONS. AWARDED TWO AIR MEDALS AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. DURING SECOND TOUR OF DUTY, PLANE WENT DOWN ON DECEMBER 17, 1944.