World War II Honoree

Irvin D. Baer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Danville, Illinois

Honored By

Betty J. Baer

Relationship

Wife

Togalier; Aviation Cadet. Gunnery School. Flew all required missions, B-17 bomber. Based in Foggia, Italy. Ready to return to U.S., volunteered on another plane. Shot down over Austria and taken prisoner by Germans. Injured during march from prison camp to camp. Prisoner until end of war. Earned Purple Heart and many other medals. Released June 1945.