World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Philip W. Forrest
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Middlebury, Vermont
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE COMPLETED EIGHT COMBAT MISSIONS BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED IN GERMANY. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR IN FOUR CAMPS FOR 14 MONTHS UNTIL LIBERATED, RECIPIENT OF THE PURPLE HEART.