World War II Honoree

William J. Cullerton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Oak Park, Illinois

Honored By

C. McCabe

FLEW P-51-D MUSTANG FIGHTER FROM AN AIR BASE IN STEEPLE MORDEN IN ENGLAND AS PART OF THE DRAGON SQUADRON. SHOT DOWN BEHIND GERMAN LINES AND EVADED CAPTURE FOR A TIME, BUT WAS CAUGHT AND AT A HOSPITAL IN TOWN UNDER GERMAN CONTROL, WAS HELPED BY A JEWISH DOCTOR TO ESCAPE AND RESCUED BY AN AMERICAN ADVANCE UNIT.