World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Cosmo Rabasco
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Mount Vernon, New York
Honored By
Mrs. Louise Rabasco
Relationship
Wife
Served as Top Turret Gunner on B-17. Plane shot down over Germany after many missions. Wounded by shrapnel in his knee, taken POW in Germany, spent 1 1/2 years there, Liberated by Russians. Won Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart and Air Medal.