World War II Honoree

George Joseph Procak

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Catasaqua, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Russ & Peggy MacKechnie

Relationship

Friends

HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1941 BEFORE PEARL HARBOR. HE RECEIVED HIS PILOT’S WINGS AT GEORGE FIELD, ILLINOIS IN APRIL 1943. HE WAS SENT OVERSEAS AS A B-17 AIRCRAFT PILOT IN NOVEMBER 1943. ON JANUARY 11, 1944 HE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER GERMANY CAPTURED AND HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR IN STALAG LUFT 1 UNTIL JUNE 1945. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.