World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Benjamin J. Haller
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Omaha, Nebraska
Honored By
Thomas R. Haller
Relationship
Son
BOMBARDIER FOR B-24 SQUADRON BASED IN ITALY IN 1944 AND 1945. FLEW NUMEROUS MISSIONS OVER AUSTRIA, YUGOSLAVIA, AND ROMANIA. HE AND HIS CREW WERE SHOT DOWN OVER YUGOSLAVIA IN FEBRUARY 1945, WERE HIDDEN FROM THE GERMANS BY PARTISANS AND PEASANT FAMILIES AND THEY WERE RESCUED IN MARCH 1945.