Horace Franklin "Bill" Kerschner

KERSCHNER, HORACE "BILL" FRANKLIN, born February 25, 1925 and died October 16, 2011. A member of the Greatest Generation, Horace "Bill" Kerschner, was called home early the morning of Sunday, October 16, 2011.

Loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Betty June (Yandall) Kerschner; son, Will, daughter-in-law, Dr. Magdalena (Jaszczak) Kerschner; daughter, Pam (Kerschner) Cradic, son-in-law, Robert Cradic; daughter, Pat Kerschner; grandchildren, Tony Hazelip and Erin White, Brandon Hazelip, Helena Kerschner, Eric Kerschner; great-grandchildren, Annie Quinn Hazelip and Danny Hazelip. A native of Camden, NJ, Bill honorably served in the Field Artillery honoring the Army motto "This We'll Defend." In his service overseas, he participated in the Battle for Anzio in the Italian Theater in 1944 as part of a Field Artillery Reconnaissance Battalion. He continued his military commitment and service, which spanned 23 years, in the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command, retiring as a master sergeant in March, 1967. His commitment to his country, his family, and that which he believed to be important, never wavered.

We gather for visitation and to celebrate his life from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckenridge Lane, Louisville, KY 40207. Funeral service will be held noon Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at Pearson's, followed by presentation of Full Military Honors from the United States Air Force at the Resthaven Memorial Park, 4400 Bardstown Road, Louisville, KY, 40218. Expressions of sympathy may go to the National World War II Memorial, 700 13th St. SW. Suite #800, Washington, DC, 20005.