World War II Honoree

Charles Emil Zesch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Jeannette Mary McDonald Zesch

Relationship

Daughter-in-law

CHARLES ZESCH WAS PART OF A B-17 BOMBER CREW. BASED IN ENGLAND, THE CREW WENT ON BOMBING RUNS OVER EUROPE. THE PLANE CRASHED IN HOLLAND, CREW WAS HIDDEN BY THE UNDERGROUND BEFORE THEY WERE CAPTURED BY THE GESTAPO. HE BECAME A POW, MARCHED IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE, AND FINALLY FREED BY THE NORMANDY LIBERATION. HE WROTE A BOOK ABOUT HIS MILITARY LIFE.