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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Fred Nachitgal

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Cleveland, Ohio

Honored By

An Indebted American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A B-17 AIRCRAFT GUNNER. IN APRIL 1945, HE BAILED OUT OF HIS FLAK-CRIPPLED BOMBER AND WAS CAPTURED NEAR BERLIN. WHILE WAITING FOR HIS EXECUTION, HE BECAME FRIENDLY WITH A GERMAN GUARD WHO ESCORTED HIM TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE HEADED FOR THE AMERICAN LINES, AND THE GUARD DISAPPEARED.