1st Lt. Leonard B. Nulty, Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nulty, attended Frederick High School. Entered Air Corps in July, 1941, trained in Jeffeson Brks, Mo. Chanute Field, Ill, Montgomery, Ala., and Blythesville, Ark.; served in England, Italy, Rumania, Isle of Capri; was discharged. Awarded DFC with five Oak Leaf Clusters. Pres. Unit Citation, good Condust Medal, the Purple Heart.

Lt. Nulty's crew was flying the B-24 #42-50281 on a February 15, 1945 mission to bomb Matzleindorf (Vienna) Austria. Their ship was struck by heavy flak which knocked out two engines, and they headed for the Russian lines and bailed out over Lugoj, Romania. Three weeks later they returned to their unit.