World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gerald Joseph Widawski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT FOR TWO YEARS AS A NAVIGATOR ON A B-17 AIRCRAFT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. SHOT DOWN ON HIS 34TH AND FINAL MISSION OVER GERMANY IN 1945 AND WAS PRISONER OF WAR UNTIL THE END.