World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Norman Hockler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Norman Hockler, Jr.
Relationship
Son
STAFF SERGEANT, 8TH AIR FORCE, 3RD BOMBARDMENT DIVISION, 93RD COMBAT BOMBARDMENT WING, 385TH BOMB GROUP, 548TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. FLEW RIGHT WAIST GUNNER POSITION IN B-17 AIRCRAFT OVER EUROPE IN 1943 AND 1944. AMONGST HIS MANY COMBAT MISSIONS, HE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST DAYLIGHT RAID OVER BERLIN.