World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Michael S. Mitzka
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Franklin, New Jersey
Honored By
Frank Toth
Relationship
Fellow Veteran
HE WAS AMONG 5 SIBLINGS IN HIS FAMILY WHO SERVED WITH VALOR AND DISTINCTION IN WWII. ENTERING SERVICE IN APRIL OF 1941, HE WAS A GUNNER ON A BOMBER, BEFORE HE WAS SADLY LOST DURING AN AERIAL MISHAP IN EARLY 1943, WHILE TRAINING AT HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA.