William D Orms
MilitaryDad was shot down once 70 miles inside German lines in France. The plane landed and only needed a few parts to become flyable again. the French people hid the plane and Orms used his radio to order the parts and after fixing the plane, the pilot, one other crew member and Orms, the only ones that rode the plane down were helped by the French people to get the plane to a dirt road where they took off, flying over the heads of the German soldiers!. They made it back to England.
Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster's; Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Miami, Florida | 24 August 1916 | |
Died |
8 July 2000 | ||
Buried |
Miami, Florida |
Revisions
Daughter Barbara / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia