World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kenneth L. Hardisty
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fort Worth, Texas
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. NOSE TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AFTER IT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MARSHALLING YARDS AT MARIBOR, YUGOSLAVIA ON MARCH 1, 1945. RETURNED BY PARTISAN FORCES TO BARI, ITALY.