World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Duane C. Zeits
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Port Townsend, Washington
Honored By
Ms. Claudia Carr
Relationship
Daughter
ON MAY 5, 1944, HE WAS FLYING A BOMBING MISSION IN A B-24 OVER THE PLOESTI OIL FIELDS IN ROMANIA. THIS WAS NOT HIS FIRST MISSION, BUT IT WAS HIS LAST AS HE WAS SHOT DOWN AND HELD CAPTIVE AS A POW.