World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter O. Zabel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Glendale, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 3021ST ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT, 8TH AIR FORCE AS AN ARMORER/GUNNER IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE EUROPE, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE RHINELAND COMPLETING 25 MISSIONS. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 5 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, AIR MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.