World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward J. Gustafson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
East Islip, New York
Honored By
Carol Gustafson
Relationship
Daughter
Served in the Air Corps as a Waist Gunner flying B-17 Aircraft. Shot down over Germany after 3 years of service, on his 25th mission. Prisoner of War over one year. Spent his lifetime struggling with the effects that the war had on him.