World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Harold F. Ealer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Easton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN THE MIGHTY 8TH AIR FORCE, COMPLETING 35 MISSIONS AS LEAD BOMBARDIER-NAVIGATOR ENTRUSTED WITH THE NORDEN BOMBSIGHT IN A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, IN THE CAMPAIGNS IN CENTRAL EUROPE, RHINELAND AND ARDENNES. RECIPIENT OF THE AIR MEDAL WITH FIVE OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL AND THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN SERVICE MEDAL.