World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Waide G. Fulton
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pilot, Maryland
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ACHIEVED THE RANK OF STAFF SERGEANT. HE WAS TRAINED AS AN ARMORED GUNNER ASSIGNED TO THE 447TH BOMB GROUP, 708TH SQUADRON, EIGHTH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN ENGLAND. HE SERVED AS A RIGHT WAIST GUNNER ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS. WHILE ON A BOMBING MISSION OVER BERLIN, GERMANY, HE WAS WOUNDED WHEN HIS PLANE 'THE MISSISSIPPI LADY' WAS SHOT DOWN, APRIL 29, 1944. THE RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART FOR HIS INJURIES RECEIVED. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR AT STALAG LUFT IV, IN GERMANY FOR ONE YEAR AND WAS MARCHED 500 MILES OVER 81 DAYS.