World War II Honoree

Leopold Stanley Olechna

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Westfield, Massachusetts

Honored By

Carol Skrodzki & Nancy Charkiewicz

Relationship

Daughters

FLEW 51 MISSIONS AS A TOP TURRET GUNNER IN A B-17 WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE STATIONED IN FOGGIA, ITALY. PARTICIPATED IN ROME-ARNO, PO RIVER, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORMANDY SUPPLY LINES, RHINELAND, AIR COMBAT BALKANS, AND AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. RECEIVED A DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 7 BATTLE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.