Hometown Hero William DiFrancesco
Hometown Hero's are special to us here at the Philadelphia Veterans Parade.
William DiFrancesco, is a native of Germantown section of Philadelphia, youngest of 4 brothers all drafted into WWII . In December of 1945 Bill began his basic training in the Armey at Fort Blanding located in Florida. After bootcamp graduation he was sent to Manila where he began his training as a mechanic then eventually he went to Japan. There his efforts continued as a valued and much needed Army Mechanic.
After completing his time in the Army, he returned to Philadelphia where he became a licensed mechanic in the aeronautics field where he worked for Boeing. When the Korean War began in 1950 his career kept him busy with building Military Aircraft .
When the Korean War began in 1950, he was kept particularly busy building military planes and helicopters that would be used in the war.
Oh did we mentioned this handsome Veteran is 100 years young?
