World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Weckel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Elizabeth Wells Forman
Relationship
Niece
SERVED AT FIRST AS A TAIL GUNNER ABOARD A BOMBER AND WAS WOUNDED IN THE EYE BY ENEMY FIRE. UPON RECOVERY BECAME A RADIOMAN WHICH LED TO HEARING PROBLEMS. PLANE WAS NEARLY SHOT DOWN BUT RECOVERED BEFORE HITTING THE GROUND.