World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilfred Benjamin Crutchfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Madisonville, Kentucky
Honored By
Hayden Crutchfield
Relationship
Son
FLEW FIGHTER PILOT AND GROUND SUPPORT MISSIONS. BECAME KNOWN AS A 'TRAIN BUSTER'. FLEW P-47S WITH THE 362ND FIGHTER GROUP, NINTH AIR FORCE, IN EUROPE. SURVIVED AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE MOST HIGHLY DECORATED AIRMAN FROM KENTUCKY DURING THE WAR.