Mavin Wwii Us Army Air Forces Aaf 6th Bomb Group Parati Defendere Id: 1541. second lieutenant william edward metzger, jr. (9 february 1922 9 november 1944) was a u.s. army air forces officer and pilot who was posthumously awarded the u.s. military's highest award for valor, the medal of honor, for his heroic actions during world war ii. william edward metzger, jr. was born on 9 february 1922 in lima, oh; he. Lieutenant metzger and the pilot, first lt. donald j. gott, elected to try and get the bomber and the injured men back to base after completing the bomb run in the face of intense fire. for this heroic action, in which both men lost their lives, lieutenant metzger was awarded the medal of honor, as was lieutenant gott.
Wildcat Battalion Commissions Nine Officers Northern Today Medal of honor action place: saarbrucken, germany citation on a bombing run upon the marshaling yards at saarbrucken, germany, on 9 november 1944, a b 17 aircraft on which 2d lt. metzger was serving as copilot was seriously damaged by antiaircraft fire. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute an endorsement by the army aviation museum foundation, us army aviation museum, or united states department of defense of the information contained in the links to the congressional medal of honor society. the army aviation museum foundation does not exercise any editorial control over. Lieutenant metzger & the pilot, first lt. donald j. gott, elected to try to get the bomber & the injured men back to base after completing the bomb run in the face of intense fire. for this heroic action, in which both men lost their lives, lieutenant metzger was awarded the medal of honour, as was lieutenant gott. Sergeant robbins regards lieutenant gott, of arnett, okla., and lieutenant metzger, of lima, ohio, as heroes. "they flew so i could get out (of the plane)," he said. of the 17 men assigned to 8th air force in england who earned medals of honor in world war ii, all but one were b 17 crew members. most received it posthumously.
Medal Of Honor вђ 2lt William Metzger National Museum Of The Mighty Lieutenant metzger & the pilot, first lt. donald j. gott, elected to try to get the bomber & the injured men back to base after completing the bomb run in the face of intense fire. for this heroic action, in which both men lost their lives, lieutenant metzger was awarded the medal of honour, as was lieutenant gott. Sergeant robbins regards lieutenant gott, of arnett, okla., and lieutenant metzger, of lima, ohio, as heroes. "they flew so i could get out (of the plane)," he said. of the 17 men assigned to 8th air force in england who earned medals of honor in world war ii, all but one were b 17 crew members. most received it posthumously. William edward metzger jr. (february 9, 1922 – november 9, 1944) was a united states army air forces officer and a recipient of the united states military's highest decoration—the medal of honor —for his actions in world war ii. [1] metzger joined the army from his birthplace of lima, ohio in october 1942. [2]. The president of the united states of america, in the name of congress, takes pride in presenting the medal of honor (posthumously) to second lieutenant (air corps) william edward metzger, jr. (asn: 0 558834), united states army air forces, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 729th bombardment squadron, 452d bombardment.
Major General William Gott British Forces Gallery William edward metzger jr. (february 9, 1922 – november 9, 1944) was a united states army air forces officer and a recipient of the united states military's highest decoration—the medal of honor —for his actions in world war ii. [1] metzger joined the army from his birthplace of lima, ohio in october 1942. [2]. The president of the united states of america, in the name of congress, takes pride in presenting the medal of honor (posthumously) to second lieutenant (air corps) william edward metzger, jr. (asn: 0 558834), united states army air forces, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 729th bombardment squadron, 452d bombardment.
2lt William Edward Metzger Jr
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