World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Stanley Laverne Packer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rickreall, Oregon
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
Relationship
Veteran
SERVED WITH THE 9TH AIR FORCE, 98TH BOMB GROUP, 345TH BOMB SQUADRON. GUNNER ON THE B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, "OLD BALDY", THAT WAS LOST TO ROMANIAN ANTI-AIRCRFT FIRE WHILE ON A MISSION TO BOMB THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN ROMANIA ON AUGUST 1, 1943. AWARDED PURPLE HEART.