World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Andrew Bierkan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hartford, Connecticut
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
APC Pilot B-29 Superfortress crew 40-03, serial #42-24783, tail code Circle R-67, 'Connecticut Yankee II' 40th Bomber Squadron, 6th Bombardment Group (VH), 313th Bomb Wing, XXI Bomber Command, 20th Air Force at North Field on Tinian in the Mariana Islands, Western Pacific Theater of Operations.