World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Perry S. Bechtle
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
HE WAS A BELLY GUNNER ON B-17 BOMBERS. WHILE FLYING OVER THE ADRIATIC SEA IN 1945, AN ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND EXPLODED. HE LOST MUCH OF HIS HEARING DUE TO THE EXPLOSION.