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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
J. Ben Montgomery

General Orders N. 5459, May 1945
Award of the distinguished Flying Cross
For extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight against the enemy in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Throughout many long and hazardous combat missions against vital strategic targets deep in enemy occupied territory, and intense and accurate anti-aircraft fire, Walter R. Montgomery displayed outstanding courage, aggressiveness and intense devotion to duty throughout all engagements. With their aircraft frequently severely damaged by heavy enemy fire, he remained at his station battling their way to important enemy installations and supplies. Heedless of severe and adverse weather conditions encountered over rugged mountainous terrain and surmounting major obstacles that faced them during these hazardous missions, they gallantly engaged, fought and defeated the enemy with complete disregard of personal safety and against great odds. The conspicuous and extraordinary achievements throughout these many missions against the enemy have been of inestimable value to successful combat operations and have reflected great credit upon themselves and the Armed Forces of the United States of America.
Walter R. Montgomery, First lieutenant , 547th Bomb Sqdn, 99th Bomb Group, McKenzie, Tennessee, Pilot, Germany, Austria, 23 March 1945.