World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Richard W. Asbury
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bettendorf, Iowa
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Cen
HE ENTERED THE ARMY AIR FORCES IN 1942 AND BECAME A P-51 FIGHTER PILOT. HE FLEW COMBAT MISSIONS OVER EUROPE, AND ON ONE OCCASION IN 1944 HE SUCCESSFULLY OUTMANEUVERED GERMAN FIGHTERS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS OUTNUMBERED 10 TO ONE.