World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eric W. Volkman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
River Forest, Illinois
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
LIEUTENANT. BOMBARDIER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. SHOT DOWN ON 13 OCTOBER 1944 ON A MISSION TO BLECHHAMMER, GERMANY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AND WAS RESCUED BY PARTISANS