World War II Honoree

Anton J. Pagac

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Honored By

Barbara J. Tschudy

Relationship

Daughter

HE WAS STATIONED IN CASABLANCA, AFRICA. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE 97TH BOMB GROUP AND THE 341ST BOMB SQUADRON. HE WAS IN THE 15TH AIR FORCE AND FLEW HIS FIRST MISSION ON NOVEMBER 2, 1943. AS A RIGHT WAIST GUNNER IN A B-17 AIRCRAFT, HE HAD FLOWN 53 MISSIONS SPANNING ITALY, GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. HE HELPED TO DESTROY THE MESSERSCHMITT FACTORY IN AUGSBURG, GERMANY, ON DECEMBER 19, 1943. HE SHOT DOWN TWO GERMAN ME-109'S THAT WERE COMING STRAIGHT AT HIM. HE ALSO DESTROYED MANY OIL TARGETS.