World War II Honoree

Daniel Oswald Weilbaecher

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

New Orleans, Louisiana

Honored By

Family

ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES AFTER PEARL HARBOR WAS ATTACKED BY THE JAPANESE. HE PROUDLY SERVED AS A PILOT WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. HE ALSO FLEW C-47 AIRCRAFT ON MANY MISSIONS, WHERE PARATROOPERS WERE DROPPED AND WHERE SUPPLIES WERE DROPPED INTO WAR ZONES IN SOUTHERN EUROPE, AND HE PILOTED AIRCRAFT WITH SECRET MISSIONS TO PICK UP ALLIED SPIES IN DANGEROUS TERRITORY. FOR HIS HONORABLE AND BRAVE SERVICE HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND THE AIR MEDAL.