World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard S. Ackerman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rockville Centre, New York
Honored By
Col Michael S. Butler, USAF
Relationship
Nephew
B-26 PILOT, ATTACKED RAIL BRIDGE IN MILAN ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1944. AWARDED DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. MARCH 1945, RETURNED TO FLORENCE. FLEW ATTACKS AGAINST NORTH AFRICA, SICILY AND FRANCE. B-26 INSTRUCTOR PILOT AT ROOSEVELT FIELD, LONG ISLAND.