World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Marko Pandzic
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Venice, California
Honored By
Stefanie B. Marquez
Relationship
Granddaughter
NAVIGATOR AND BOMBARDIER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR CALLED THE BIG GEORGE, WHICH WAS NAMED AFTER THE PILOT'S SON. HE FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC AND WAS SHOT DOWN OVER THE OCEAN, WHERE HE WAS ALMOST THROWN OVERBOARD BECAUSE OF HIS WOUNDS, BUT INSTEAD WAS KEPT, AND EVENTUALLY RESCUED BY AN AUSTRALIAN SHIP.