Col. Lyn Sherlock, 60th Air Mobility Wing commander, congratulates Mr. Leo Bach after presenting him with the Purple Heart, the WWII Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European/African/Middle East Theater Medal with one bronze star, the Asiatic Pacific Theater Medal with two broze stars and the Prisoner of War Medal during a special ceremony held for Mr. Bach at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., March 22 2006. On April 11, 1944 while on a bombing run destined for Cotbus, Germany, Lieutenant Bach and his B-17 aircrew was attacked and forced to evacuate the aircraft 50 miles south of Berlin, never reaching their target. He was captured April 13,1944, and held as a German Prisoner of War for one year, one month and one day at Stalag Luft One, Barth, Germany. He was liberated by the Soviet Army on May 1, 1945 and evacuated to Camp Lucky Strike , Le Havre, France. Lieutenant Bach was honorably discharged on Dec. 23, 1945. (US Air Force photo by Nan Wylie)
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