World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Haskell S. Young, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pueblo, Colorado
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A BOMBARDIER IN A B-17 BOMBER (NICKNAME: FLYING FORTRESS), WHO DIED JANUARY 24, 1943 ON A ROUTINE TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTH OF ORDWAY, COLORADO DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVEN CREWMAN AND THREE PASSENGERS PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.