World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Lester Modell
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bayside, New York
Honored By
The Modell Family
B-17 BALL TURRET GUNNER, 91ST BOMB GROUP, BASSINGBOURN, ENGLAND. FLEW 17 MISSIONS BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY AND INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND UNTIL WAR'S END.