World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Norman C. Gross
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milford, Iowa
Honored By
Betty Cundy
Relationship
Daughter
FLEW SPITFIRES AND P-51 AIRCRAFT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN THEATER. HE WAS SHOT DOWN IN MAY 1944 AND HELD AS A POW IN GERMANY UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, 7 AIR MEDALS AND THE POW MEDAL. HIS RANK WAS 1ST LIEUTENANT.