World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Edward J. Protz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
TECHNICAL SERGEANT, FLIGHT ENGINEER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON (BLACK PIRATES), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS, MEMBER OF ROBERT BOSTWICK CREW. KILLED MAY 15, 1944, WHILE FLYING WITH THE CREW OF JOHN SAVARESE, 320TH SQUADRON (MOBY DICK). THE PLANE CRASHED ON TAKEOFF. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, AND AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER.