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Mr Foulds has dedicated his life to the memory of the airmen he never met, spending up to six days a week tending the memorial since it was established in 1969.
Mr Foulds, who lives in Lowedges, Sheffield, said: It s more than bravery, what they did. They saved me.
He discovered the damage when he made his visit to the memorial on Wednesday and sat down on the floor and had a cry , he told The Star.
The memorial s two largest flags had been damaged beyond repair after being ripped off their poles, Mr Foulds said.
Pensioner Tony Foulds beside the war memorial to the victims of the B-17 Flying Fortress, which crashed in Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, on February 22 1944