World War II Honoree

Enoch Torgersen Naversen

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Laurel Naversen Geraghty

Relationship

Granddaughter

NAVIGATOR OF B-17 AIRCRAFT, USUALLY EL LOBO II PLANES, IN THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, 748TH SQUADRON, 457TH BOMB GROUP, 'THE FIREBALL OUTFIT', WHICH FLEW OUT OF GLATTON, ENGLAND. SURVIVED 30 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMAN-OCCUPIED EUROPE. SINCE HIS WAS A LEAD CREW, HE HAD TO FLY 30 MISSIONS INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD 35. EARNED A PURPLE HEART AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS.