World War II Honoree

Bernard L. Zelazoski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Antigo, Wisconsin

Honored By

Captain Dewayne Bennett

Relationship

B-17 Pilot

ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE ON JULY 21, 1942. SERVED AS AN AERIAL GUNNER WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH 3 BRONZE STARS. RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE ON OCTOBER 27, 1945.