World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Walter Wall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
Children and Family
CREW CHIEF AND AERIAL ENGINEER ON C-47 CARGO PLANE WHILE SERVING WITH 9TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE. PARTICIPATED IN THE CHRISTMAS EVE AIRDROP OF SUPPLIES TO THE ARMORED TROOPS THAT WERE SURROUNDED BY THE ENEMY AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE IN BASTOGNE, BELGIUM. AS A RESULT OF THE AIRDROP, THE TROOPS WERE ABLE TO HOLD OUT LONG ENOUGH TO BE RESCUED. HIS SQUADRON ALSO KEPT GENERAL PATTON'S ARMY SUPPLIED WITH FUEL ON HIS HISTORIC MARCH INTO GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL WITH SILVER AND BRONZE STARS FOR SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. ALSO RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. SERVED FROM OCTOBER 31, 1942 UNTIL OCTOBER 2, 1945.