William E. Metzger, Jr. (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William E. 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.Metzger joined the Army from his birth place of Lima, Ohio, and by November 9, 1944 was a second lieutenant serving as the co-pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress in the 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Group. On that day, during a bombing mission over Saarbr cken, Germany, his plane was severely damaged and several of the crew were wounded by enemy fire. Knowing that the most seriously injured crewman needed immediate medical aid, and fearing that he would not receive such aid if he was dropped by parachute into enemy territory, Metzger and the pilot, Donald J. Gott, decided to try to fly the crippled aircraft back into Allied territory.