World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Metro Zazula
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 459TH BOMB GROUP, 758TH BOMB SQUADRON IN ITALY. TOP TURRET GUNNER ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER 'DEVIL'S DELIGHT', WHICH CRASHED AFTER BEING HIT BY GERMAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE OVER PORTO SANTO STEFANO, ITALY ON APRIL 28, 1944. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.