World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jesse Eugene Orrison
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Marshall, Michigan
Honored By
Joyce Blaskie
Relationship
Sister
NAVIGATOR ON B-17. PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN IN GERMANY; PARACHUTED AND WAS SEVERELY INJURED DURING LANDING. TAIL GUNNER AND HONOREE WERE THE ONLY SURVIVORS. GERMANS OPERATED ON HIM AND THEN KEPT HIM AS A POW IN PRISON CAMP FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS.