World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John W. Hawn, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Dearborn, Michigan
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. NOSE TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR NAMED ' 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 AND WAS EVACUATED BY PARTISANS AND RETURNED TO BARI, ITALY ON 14 JANUARY 1945.