Herbert O Klossner
Era | WWII |
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Branch | U.S. Army Air Force |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Military Decorations | Purple Heart |
Wall | E |
Wall Side | 3 |
Row | 2 |
Plaque Number | 52 |
451st Bomb Grp., 724th Bombardment Sqdn.
Naples-Foggia-Ploesti-PoValley-Balkins-Germany
MEDALS-RIBBONS: Purple Heart, Navigator, Air Medal w/2 Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation w/1 Cluster, Prisoner of War, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign w/5 Stars, World War II Victory
Herb flew 15 combat missions and was shot down over Austria and imprisoned in Germany's Stalag Luft 1. He walked to freedom after liberation.
15th Air Force