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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Carl I. Glassman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Camden, New Jersey

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A CAPTAIN, WHILE PILOTING A B-17 BOMBER OVER GERMANY, HIS PLANE WAS HIT, AND AFTER ALLOWING THE CREW BAILOUT, HE CRASH LANDED THE PLANE AND WAS HIDDEN BY RESISTANCE FIGHTERS FOR EIGHT MONTHS UNTIL BEING RESCUED BY ALLIED FORCES. HE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND THE PURPLE HEART.