World War II Honoree

Thomas Lennon O'Flaherty

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Niagara Falls, New York

Honored By

Harold McClanahan

Relationship

Nephew

ENTERED SERVICE FEBRUARY, 1942. SERVED IN ITALY AS AN AERIAL TAIL GUNNER WITH 745TH BOMB SQUADRON, 456TH BOMB GROUP. IN MAY, 1944, HIS B-24 BOMBER CRASHED IN THE ADRIATIC SEA, AND HE WAS AWARDED THE SILVER STAR FOR HEROISM IN SAVING THE LIFE OF A FELLOW SERVICEMAN WHILE HIMSELF SUSTAINING MULTIPLE INJURIES. OTHER DECORATIONS: SOLDIERS MEDAL, AIR CREW BADGE, AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON. DISCHARGED: MARCH, 1945.