World War II Honoree

Carl George Wenzel

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Hartford, Connecticut

Honored By

Carl George Wenzel Holmes

Relationship

Son & Family

HE FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS DURING WWII. HE FLEW BOTH THE P-47 THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER AND THE P-51 MUSTANG FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FROM BIGGEN HILL FIELD IN ENGLAND WHERE HE WAS STATIONED. THIS STATION SERVED AS A PRINCIPAL FIGHTER BASE PROTECTING LONDON AND SOUTH EAST ENGLAND FROM ATTACK BY ENEMY BOMBERS. HE COMPLETED SUFFICIENT MISSIONS TO QUALIFY FOR ROTATION HOME. DURING THIS ASSIGNMENT HE WAS SHOT DOWN ONE TIME AND CRASH LANDED ONCE. HE RECEIVED AWARDS AND CITATIONS FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY.