World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alex 'Russian' Yelesanko
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pennsylvania
Honored By
Dave Fadley
FLEW IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 327TH BOMB SQUADRON. HIS B-17, 'YE OLDE PUB', WAS BADLY DAMAGED ION A MISSION ON 20 DECEMBER 1943. IT WAS ESCORTED TO SAFETY BY A GERMAN ME-109.