AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION. England — Second Lieutenant Philip R. Howard. 19. of Norwood, co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious achievement . . coolness, courage and skill" during Eighth Air Force bombing attacks on Nazi war-making installations. The Norwood airman is a member of the … Continue reading Air Medal Is Awarded To Lieutenant Philip R. Howard-This Day in Norwood History-December 11, 1944