World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Neal
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kentfield, California
Honored By
John Meurs
BALL-TURRET GUNNER WITH THE 384TH BOMB GROUP, 545TH BOMB SQUADRON, OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17G, SERIAL # 42-102448, WAS SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON A MISSION TO BERLIN. HE BAILED OUT SAFELY AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.