World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Alban J. Petchal, Sr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Steubenville, Ohio
Honored By
Robert Petchal, Jr.
Relationship
Grandson
Enlisted into the Air Corps branch of the Regular Army at the age of 21 on January 31, 1941. Military serial#: 15017075. Flew over 60 missions in Africa as the tail gunner in the Douglas A-20 Havoc. Received Purple Heart for shrapnel wound through foot.