World War II Honoree

Wendell V. Galbraith

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Detroit, Michigan

Honored By

Wendell Galbraith

Relationship

self

SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. HE RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WIT ONE OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH FOUR BATTLE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL, AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN VIENNA UNTIL HE WAS RELEASED IN MAY, 1945. POW FROM MARCH 22, 1945 TO MAY 18, 1945.