World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jesse L. Hall
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
ENTERED SERVICE FROM MARYLAND. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 485TH BOMB GROUP, 829TH BOMB SQUADRON AT VENOSA, ITALY. BALL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT EXPERIENCED A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER B-24 BOMBER WHILE RETURNING FROM A MISSION OVER REGENSBURG, GERMANY. AWRDED THE AIR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.