World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald E. Chelius
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reading, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
JOINED THE AIR FORCE IN 1941. SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND A P-38 FIGHTER PILOT DURING WWII. HE FLEW 77 COMBAT MISSIONS, RECIPIENT OF TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSSES AND TWO AIR MEDALS.