World War II Honoree

Ralph E. Chapman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Marshall Jacobs

Relationship

Grandson & Family

BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-17G. BECAME A POW WHILE RETURNING TO THE AIR BASE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A SUCCESSFUL MISSION. SPENT 15 MONTHS AS A POW AT STALAG LUFT 3 BEFORE BEING LIBERATED. RECIPIENT OF EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, ARMY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR AND PURPLE HEART MEDAL.