World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Walter J. O'Connor
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
East Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Daughter and Family
TAIL-GUNNER IN 8TH AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN DURING 11TH AIR RAID ON APRIL 14, 1944 AND WAS CAPTURED BY GERMANS. ENDURED 13 MONTHS AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG 17 UNTIL LIBERATED BY THE RUSSIANS IN MAY 1944.