World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Haesler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Loup City, Nebraska
Honored By
Amy & Bryan Bauermeister
HE LED THE 397TH FIGHTER SQUADRON TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS IN DECEMBER 1943, WHEN HIS SQUADRON MADE THE FIRST OPERATIONAL LANDING ON THE NORMANDY BEACHHEAD. HE LOGGED 99 MISSIONS BEFORE LEAVING EUROPE IN MARCH 1945.