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William R. Lawley, Jr.
William Robert "Bill" Lawley, Jr. (August 23, 1920 – May 29, 1999) 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.
==Biography==
Lawley joined the Army Air Forces from Birmingham, Alabama in April 1942,〔(WWII Army Enlistment Records )〕 and by February 20, 1944 was a first lieutenant serving as a pilot in the 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group. On that day, during a bombing mission over Nazi-controlled Europe, his B-17 Flying Fortress came under attack by enemy fighter aircraft. With his plane severely damaged and on fire, he ordered his crew to parachute to safety. Finding that two crewmen were too badly injured to bail out, Lawley chose to remain in the aircraft and, despite his own serious wounds, attempt to pilot it into friendly territory. Although weakened from loss of blood and shock, he was able to make a successful crash landing in England. Lawley recovered from his wounds and, on August 8, 1944, was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Lawley reached the rank of colonel before leaving the Air Force in 1972.〔(Orbituary )〕 He died at age 78 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
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