World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Marty Zapf
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Yardley, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A RADIOMAN ON A B-29 BASED ON THE ISLAND OF TINIAN. ON HIS 16TH MISSION 8/8/45, HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN. THE CREW BAILED OUT OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN. THEY SPENT 4 DAYS ON A RAFT. EVENTUALLY, THEY WERE CAPTURED; LAST PRISONERS OF THE WAR.