World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Karl J. Hamann
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rock Valley, Iowa
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR (JOKER). SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 782ND SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. RETURNING FROM A COMBAT MISSION TO VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON 6 NOVEMBER 1944 HE BAILED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE, WAS EVACUATED BY PARTISANS AND RETURNED TO BARI, ITALY ON 14 JANUARY 1945.