World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jerry Leon Chapman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Northridge, California
Honored By
Alberta Chapman & Family
Relationship
Wife & Family
MEMBER OF THE 327TH FIGHTER SQUADRON. BECAME PILOT FOR AIR CORPS THAT LATER BECAME AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY IN 1943. HE WAS A PRISONER OF WAR FOR 16 MONTHS; DECLARED DEAD STATESIDE. RETURNED TO THE U.S. IN OCTOBER 1945.