World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
John A. Wardencki
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Union County, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 381ST BOMB GROUP, 534TH BOMB SQUADRON IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PILOT OF THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 'CAROLINA QUEEN' WHICH EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER BOMBER WHILE BEING ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS OVER BERLIN, GERMANY ON MAY 24, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.