World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Bacsu
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fords, New Jersey
Honored By
Grateful American
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR ABOARD B-17 BOMBERS. ON HIS 37TH MISSION OVER GERMANY, HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND TAKEN PRISONER, INTERNED IN STALAG LUFT 1 IN BARTH, GERMANY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH SIX OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, THE PURPLE HEART, THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATION, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL AND THE NEW JERSEY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL.