Veterans' Memorial Project
James Roy Korecky
Berwyn, IL
World War II
Lieutenant Korecky flew a P-38 and later a P-51. He shot down 3 German planes while serving in the 8th Air Force in England. He was killed in a plane crash over England. Overseas about eight months, he had earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two clusters for missions completed over Europe. His promotion to captain came through three days after his death..
-submitted by George Korecky, Brother, and from information taken from Illinois Alumni News, February, 1946


