World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willard B. Hertig, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
W. B. Bud Hertig
PILOT ON C-47'S IN THE European Theater of Operations, TROOP CARRIER. DROPPED PARATROOPERS AND GLIDERS IN COMBAT. FOLLOWED PATTON ACROSS EUROPE WITH SUPPLIES AND BROUGHT BACK WOUNDED. RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 2 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION.