World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph H. Zapel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scotia, New York
Honored By
Marion R. Zapel
Navigator with the Eighth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations. Was awarded the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Unit Citation and three Battle Stars on the European Theater Ribbon. Participated in twenty-two earlier combat missions against the enemy, as a Navigator aboard a B-24 Heavy Bomber.