World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willie D. Palmer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oakland, Iowa
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT, TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON B-24 'JACKPINE JOE' WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN JULY 19, 1944. INTERNED IN SWITZERLAND. ESCAPED IN DECEMBER 1944.