World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Warren Thomas Birckhead
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Charlottesville, Virginia
Honored By
Rachel Crenshaw Birckhead
Relationship
Wife
MASTER SERGEANT. SERVED AS AN AIRCRAFT ARMORER WITH THE 593RD BASE UNIT, 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. UNIT PARTICIPATED IN AIR COMBAT OVER SICILY, NAPLES-FOGGIA, NORMANDY, FRANCE, ARDENNES, RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN RIBBON WITH 9 BRONZE STARS, UNIT CITATION, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.