World War II Honoree

Wayne Henningsen Gotke

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

San Antonio, Texas

Honored By

Wayne C. H. Gotke

Relationship

Son

He was navigator/bombardier with the 8th Air Force, 1942-1945. The B-24 plane he was in was shot down on February 26, 1943, and he was a Prisoner of War in Stalag Luft III for 26 months until liberated by Patton’s 3rd Army. He received the Purple Heart, the Air Medal, the European Theater of Operations Medal and the Prisoner of War Medal.