World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Warren Z. Felty
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 104TH CAVALRY BEFORE TRANSFERRING TO THE AIR FORCE, WHERE HE WAS AN AVIATION CADET AND B-17 BOMBER PILOT WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN SNETTERTON, ENGLAND. HE FLEW 17 MISSIONS AND WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 1 1/2 YEARS BEFORE BEING LIBERATED BY GENERAL PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. RECIPIENT OF A PRESIDENTIAL CITATION AND TWO PURPLE HEART MEDALS.