Interview conducted by Shawn Ingraham. Joseph Horanzy enlisted in the US Army in 1943. He was part of the infantry for nine months before becoming a member of the Army Air Corps, where he underwent training to become a ball turret gunner. Horanzy, part of a ten man crew, flew combat missions over much of Europe in a B-24. He flew a total of 35 missions out of Foggia, Italy. It was on the 24th mission that his crew was shot down by enemy fire, and the crew members had to bail out of the plane over Yugoslavia. Horanzy tells the story of what he encountered during the time he spent trying to get back to Allied territory. He describes what happened to each of the men in his crew, including three men that were captured by the Germans and held as POWs. After 6-7 weeks of being hidden by Allied Power sympathizers in Yugoslavia, the remaining members of his crew were taken back to Italy by a British war ship. Horanzy returned to Italy and flew his remaining 11 missions before being discharged from the Army. Upon his return to New Britain, CT, he attended Central Connecticut State University and obtained a degree in teaching. He taught the 4th grade and became principal of the elementary school in Berlin, CT where he worked for more than 32 years.