World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charles V. 'Vern' Zemany
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED WITH THE 81ST FIGHTER GROUP. THE RECIPIENT OF SIX BATTLE STARS FOR SERVICE IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER AND THREE IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. HE FLEW OVER THE HIMALAYAN HUMP TWICE AND RECEIVED THE ANCIENT ORDER OF THE DEEP CROSSING THE EQUATOR ON THE USS RANDALL.