Chicago to dedicate street to World War II veteran

The city of Chicago is set to honor a World War II veteran and former prisoner of war who survived after bailing out of a B-17 bomber 70 years ago.

Alderman Edward Burke on Saturday will dedicate a street in honor of Henry "Hank" Rutkowski.

The 88-year-old from Chicago was a sergeant with the U.S. Army Air Corps when his plane was shot down over Holland on Dec. 6, 1944. His crew had just bombed a German oil refinery.

Rutkowski and his crew were captured and held in Germany until they were freed in May 1945.

He worked for 40 years at a Chicago food manufacturer before retiring in 1993.

Burke says the honorary street sign will be located outside St. Bruno Catholic Church on South Harding Avenue.