World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Puciloski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kingston, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED FROM DECEMBER 4, 1943 UNTIL HIS DEATH ON JUNE 20, 1945. SERVED WITH THE 62ND BOMBER SQUADRON, 39TH BOMBER GROUP, 20TH AIR FORCE. WAS KILLED IN ACTION NEAR SHIZUOKA, JAPAN WHEN THE B-29 THAT HE WAS FLYING ON (#44-69881) COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER B-29. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL AND THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.