World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis Ward Birrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Orange, New Jersey
Honored By
A Fellow Veteran
HE SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT AND FLEW 50 MISSIONS OVER OCCUPIED EUROPE AS A NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BATTLE STARS.