World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin John Walasek
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Dorothy Mae Walasek
Relationship
Wife
LIEUTENANT EDWIN WALASEK WAS A DIVE BOMBER PILOT ATTACHED TO SQUADRON VB-14 ABOARD THE USS WASP AT FORMOSA. HE WAS A POW AT OFUNA CAMP 316 DAYS. AFTER THE WAR, HE WAS A CHIEF WITNESS IN THE WAR CRIME TRIALS IN SHANGHAI.