World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Bernard 'Barney' Fudge, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Clinton, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED DURING THE WAR AS A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN FLORIDA AND AS A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA (CBI) AREA IN CHINA. ASSIGNED AS A 'FLYING TIGER' WITH THE 74TH FIGHTER SQUADRON, 23RD FIGHTER GROUP, 14TH AIR FORCE. CONTINUED IN U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL.