World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward Frederick Zappen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cornell, Wisconsin
Honored By
Ed, Jim, Jeanne, Rita, Peg
Relationship
His Children
SERVED ON ACTIVE DUTY FROM NOVEMBER 1941 UNTIL AUGUST 1945. SERVED AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DURING THIS PERIOD, TEACHING HOW TO FLY AIRCRAFT INCLUDING PT 19, B-26, AT 6 AND B-17. SHORTLY BEFORE THE END OF THE WAS HE BECAME A B-29 PILOT AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE SOUTH PACIFIC WHEN THE WAR ENDED.