World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
LaVerne Stanley Angst
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roseburg, Oregon
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED AND SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, B-17 BOMBER AIRCRAFT SQUADRON WHICH FLEW OVER EUROPE. RECIPIENT OF THE AIR MEDAL AND THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER FOR HEROISM AND EXTRAORDINARY PARTICIPATION OF 35 AERIAL MISSIONS AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER.