World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Fabich
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
WAS AN ARMY AIR FORCES B-26 CREW CHIEF. TRAVELED WITH THE 17TH BOMB GROUP, 37TH SQUADRON TO NORTH AFRICA, CORSICA, AND FRANCE. HIS SQUADRON'S B-25 AIRCRAFT WERE USED FOR PATROLS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. THE BOMBERS STRUCK AMERICA'S FIRST OFFENSIVE BLOW AGAINST JAPAN FOLLOWING THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. PROVIDED BOMBERS FOR USE IN THE 1942 ATTACK BY ARMY AIR FORCES LIEUTENANT COLONEL JIMMY DOOLITTLE.