World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold Leo Hiltgen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Thiensville, Wisconsin
Honored By
Heidi Stirrup
Relationship
Daughter
HE WAS A NAVIGATOR AND FLEW 21 1/2 MISSIONS UNTIL HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF HIS 10-MAN CREW. HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER BY GERMAN SOLDIERS AND HELD CAPTIVE IN STALAG LUFT 1 (NORTHERN GERMANY ON THE BALTIC SEA) FOR 18 MONTHS UNTIL LIBERATED BY THE RUSSIANS.