Hanging inside on a church pillar.

A framed newspaper artcile describing the Medal of Honor action of LT William Lawley of the 305th Bomber Squadron on February 20, 1944 during the "Big Week" missions.

From the American Air Museum in Britian Website:

On Feb. 20, 1944, he earned the nation's highest award for gallantry at the risk of his life during a bombing mission over occupied Europe. He returned the badly crippled aircraft to England because wounded crew members were unable to bail out safely. 1st Lt. Lawley participated in the 20 February 1944 raid on German aircraft centers, the largest raid on the continent at the time. It was his 10th mission. As his plane was coming off the target in Liepzig, it was attacked by 20 enemy fighters. Eight crew members were wounded, the co-pilot was killed, and the B-17 (42-38109) 'Cabin in the Sky'  was severely crippled, with one engine on fire. Col. Lawley suffered serious wounds to his face, but forced the co-pilot's body off the controls and brought the plane out of a steep dive. The plane reached the English coast, just as one engine ran out of gasoline. As that engine was feathered, another one caught on fire and continued to burn as Lawley made a successful crash landing at RAF Redhill, a small fighter air base. Medal of Honor recipient on 8 August 1944.

READ THE STORY of Lieutenant William R. LAWLEY Jr.-a member of the 305th Bomb Group who received the
Medal of Honor for his heroic part in W.W.II.

(See picture for framed newspaper article)