World War II Honoree

Jerome Abrams

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Far Rockaway, New York

Honored By

Pearl Thomas

As a lieutenant, he served as a navigator on a B-17-G aircraft. German forces shot down his plane over Cognac, France, on December 31, 1943. He was one of six crewman to survive the incident, but incurred serious injuries while parachuting from the plane. He was captured and remained a prisoner of war, until the end of the hostilities in May 1945. He spent the next year in U.S. hospitals.