World War II Honoree

Arthur Edwin Norgaard

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Honored By

Andrea N. Ostberg and Gena Norgaard

Relationship

Daughter

HE SERVED IN THE ARMY AIR FORCE IN WWII AS A RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE WAS CREDITED WITH BEING THE FIRST ARMY GUNNER TO SHOOT DOWN A JAPANESE PLANE OVER THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, SILVER STAR, AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART WITH ONE CLUSTER.