World War II Honoree

Bruce C. Waite

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hudson Falls, New York

Honored By

Daughter

SERVED DECEMBER 30, 1943 TO JANUARY 14, 1946. ON NOVEMBER 13, 1944, WAS SENT TO ITALY AND SERVED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER IN B-24'S AND A MEMBER OF THE 51ST BOMBING GROUP OPERATING IN NORTHERN ITALY. FLEW 19 MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AND OTHER ENEMY INSTALLATIONS. WAS TAKEN PRISONER ON MARCH 31, 1945, AFTER BAILING OUT AND LANDING IN A GARRISON OF AUSTRIAN SOLDERS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA. WAS SENT BACK TO THE U.S. ON JUNE 3, 1945. AWARDED THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.