World War II Honoree

Elliott S. Moorhead III

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Silver Springs, Maryland

Honored By

Family

AIR CORPS, PILOT, 9TH AIR FORCE, 322ND MEDIUM BOMB GROUP, 452ND MEDIUM BOMB SQUADRON, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. 6 FLIGHT LEADS, 2 FORMATION LEADS, 2 DEPUTY FORMATION LEADS. FLEW BOTH TACTICAL AND STRATEGIC BOMBING MISSIONS OVER ENEMY-OCCUPIED EUROPE. DID BOTH DAY AND NIGHT BOMBINGS. CAMPAIGNS IN RHINELAND, ARDENNES OFFENSIVE, NORTHERN FRANCE AND CENTRAL EUROPE. SHOT DOWN TWICE, ONCE OVER GERMANY. MADE HIS ESCAPE ACROSS 'NO MANS LAND' AND REACHED AMERICAN BATTLE LINES. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH FOUR OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BATTLE STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.