World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jerome Chester Nawracaj
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Manville, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 96TH BOMB GROUP, 339TH BOMB SQUADRON IN SNETTERTON, ENGLAND. WAIST GUNNER ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, 'SHACK RABBIT III', WHICH WAS SHOT DOWN ON OCTOBER 10, 1943 NEAR HENSIES, BELGIUM. HE MANAGED TO EVADE CAPTURE UNTIL OCTOBER 21, 1943 WHEN HE WAS SHOT BY GERMAN TROOPS. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART.