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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Gordon 'Corky' Prout

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bernardsville, New Jersey

Honored By

Grateful American

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Activity During WWII

SERVED AS NAVIGATOR ON A B-17 FLYING FORTRESS FOR NINE MISSIONS BEFORE BEING SHOT DOWN AND CAPTURED. SPENT 16 MONTHS AS A PRISONER IN STALAG LUFT IN GERMANY, UNTIL BEING LIBERATED BY THE SOVIET FORCES IN MAY 1945.