World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Eugene H. Gosfield
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A FIRST LIEUTENANT AND AS A BOMBARDIER ON A B-24. FLEW 33 SORTIES OUT OF ITALY. HE WAS GIVEN A PASS ON ONE MISSION SO HIS PILOT COULD TRAIN NEW CREW MEMBERS; THE BOMBER WAS BLOWN UP AND THE PILOT KILLED DURING THAT FLIGHT.