World War II Honoree

Thomas William Prior

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

St. Albans, Vermont

Honored By

The Thomas W. Prior Family

Relationship

Wife and Children

8TH ARMY AIR CORPS, 457TH BOMB GROUP. FLEW A TOUR OF 35 BOMBING MISSIONS OUT OF ENGLAND OVER GERMANY AS A PILOT IN A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS IN 1944. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, THE AIR MEDAL WITH 6 CLUSTERS, THE PRESIDENTIAL CITATION, THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL WITH 3 BATTLE STARS AND THE VICTORY STAR.