World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joe B. Pacheco
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Maricopa County, Arizona
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF DONALD RININSLAND CREW. ON FEBRUARY 12, 1943, HIS PLANE WAS LOST OVER PORT MORESBY, PAPAU, NEW GUINEA, BUT WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED DEAD ON JANUARY 21, 1946. AWARDED: SILVER STAR, PURPLE HEART.