World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ambrose F. 'Bud' Dudley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
His Family
HE WAS A CAPTAIN AND THE LEAD NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER ASSIGNED TO THE 718TH BOMB SQUADRON, 449TH BOMB GROUP, 47TH BOMB WING, 15TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN GROTTAGLIE, ITALY. HE FLEW MANY COMBAT MISSIONS THROUGHOUT FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY AND OTHER COUNTRIES IN EUROPE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH FIVE CLUSTERS AND SEVEN MAJOR BATTLE STARS, TWO PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATIONS AND THE WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.