World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ely N. Friedman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Ms. Helen Altschuler
Relationship
Sister
Graduated with highest honors from flight school as a navigator; As such, was part of a crew in a B-17 lead airplane flying over Germany and hit by flack. As a civilian was a lawyer for the U.S. Goat. Buried in Belgium. Awarded the Purple Heart and the Flying Cross.