World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harley T. Ferrel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Garwood, New Jersey
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. TOP 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 NOVEMBER 6, 1944 HE BAILED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE AND WAS EVACUATED BY PARTISANS AND RETURNED TO BARI, ITALY ON JANUARY 14, 1945.