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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Melvin Weisman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

New York, New York

Honored By

Timothé Loock

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CREW MEMBER ON B-17 AIRCRAFT IN THE ARMY AIR FORCES. HE SERVED AS CREW CHIEF ON THE 331ST BOMB SQUADRON, 94TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. ON 11 JANUARY 1944, HIS B-17 AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN AT BRUNSWICK, GERMANY DURING A RAID ON GERMAN FACTORY. PRISONER OF WAR FOR 16 MONTHS AT STALAG XVII B. AWARDED BY THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL AND THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL.