World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jacob Richard Wetzel
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Paris, Illinois
Honored By
Dr. Brittany J. Wetzel
Relationship
Granddaughter
RADIOMAN AND NAVIGATOR INSTRUCTOR; FLEW IN PBY CATALINA'S AT NAVAL AIR STATION IN JACKSONVILLE AND PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND. BEFORE THEY CONVERTED TO LOCKHEED P2V NEPTUNES, WHICH HE FLEW IN WHEN THEY FERRIED THEM FROM MARYLAND TO ICELAND FOR PICK-UP AND DELIVER ON TO ENGLAND.