World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph C. Gorski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
Brian L. Kasler
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL. IN 1942 HE WAS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY AND ASSIGNED TO THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN ENGLAND, FRANCE AND GERMANY. WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AUGUST 1946. GRADUATED THE ARMY’S COMMAND SCHOOL IN 1943 AND SERVED AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF SUCH VARIED UNITS AS THE SECOND STRATEGIC AIR DEPOT IN ENGLAND AND THE 55TH AIR DEPOT GROUP IN OHIO. RECEIVED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.