World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter Dzubella
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Connie Holscher Przepasniak
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED WITH THE AIR COMMANDOS, ENLISTED 8/18/36. RE-ENLISTED 8/18/1939 MITCHELL FIELD. DEPARTED 3/18/1940 FOR PANAMA CANAL ZONE. ASSIGNED TO 31ST FIGHTER SQUADRON. CREW CHIEF ON P-36, P-40 AND P-39 AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT CHIEF, MAINTENANCE CHIEF, LINE CHIEF. STATIONED AT SEVERAL AIR BASES IN PANAMA. DEPARTED 3/22/1944 TO LAKELAND, FLORIDA ASSIGNED 102ND FIGHTER SQUADRON AIR COMMAND. DEPARTED 11/10/1944 FOR ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. PARTICIPATED IN BURMA CAMPAIGN. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON 5/31/1945. DISCHARGED AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY 6/11/1945. RECEIVED THE LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL AND OTHERS.