World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Alexander Wasilenko
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New York, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, NAVIGATOR, B-24 LIBERATOR 'LOUISIANA LULLABY', 319TH SQUADRON (ASTERPERIOUS), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF LEONARD HOGLAND CREW. KILLED JUNE 11, 1944. ABOUT 50 MILES FROM BOMBING TARGET, AN AIRFIELD ON PELELIU, ENEMY FIGHTERS ATTACKED HIS PLANE. WHEN IT WAS HIT, THEY HAD TO DITCH INTO THE SEA SOUTH OF PALAU. TWO CREW MEMBERS WERE SEEN IN LIFE RAFT, BUT WERE NOT FOUND. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 6584. AWARDED AIR MEDAL AND PURPLE HEART.