World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Louis F. Recchione, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Paterson, New Jersey
Honored By
Donna Recchione
Relationship
Daughter
FLIGHT OFFICER. GRADUATED U.S. ARMY CADET ACADEMY AT ELLINGTON FIELD, TEXAS AS A CELESTIAL NAVIGATOR. STUDIED AT LANGLEY FIELD, VIRGINIA AND BECAME A RADAR NAVIGATOR, BOMBARDIER OF A B-24 SERVING IN THE PACIFIC. FOLLOWING THE WAR, WAS A SKIPPER OF A CONVERTED PT BOAT IN JAPAN UNDER AIR-SEA RESCUE.