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Grave of Lt. Col Boyd D. "Buzz" Wagner at Grandview Cemetery in Southmont, PA
At the top of his grave is the U.S. Army Air Force wings with a star plus the oak leaf indicating the the rank of Lt. Col and a relief of his portrait wearing flight gear. Below is the epitaph: "In memoriam Lieutenant Colonel Boyd D. Wagner first American ace World War II U.S. Army Air Crops * Born Oct. 26, 1916 Died in the service of his country * Out of these hill deep-rooted in the earth yet always reaching for the beckoning sky, he drew the quality which called his worth his lowliness as prestige mounted high."
Credit: Dave Casker via FindAGrave  Date: September 9, 2010
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