World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Reid M. Waltman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Honored By
Ms. Joan C. Waltman
Relationship
Sister
Navigator, 459th Bomb Group, 758th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force in Italy. Flew 50 combat missions in B-24, 4 engine heavy bomber to North Italy, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Poland and Germany. In formation and in unusual lone plane missions in bad weather. Received the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.