World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leroy Olsak
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
TRAINED AS A B-24 PILOT, HE FLEW 3 MISSIONS WITH THE 5TH AIR FORCE IN NEW GUINEA. HE WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO SERVE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND OKINAWA WHERE HE FLEW 20 BOMBING MISSIONS WITH THE 22ND BOMB GROUP, KNOWN AS THE 'RED RAIDERS'.