Colonel (Field Artillery) Michael Budkley, Jr., United States Army, was captured during fighting in Italy and was held briefly as a Prisoner of War in 1942.
Colonel (Field Artillery) Michael Budkley, Jr., United States Army, was captured during fighting in Italy and was held briefly as a Prisoner of War in 1942.
(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) Michael Budkley, Jr., United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 1942 to 1944.