World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Martin J. Walden
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A B-17 BOMBER (NICKNAME: FLYING FORTRESS), WHO DIED JANUARY 24, 1943 DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING MISSION FOR THE CREW MEMBERS. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTH OF ORDWAY, COLORADO DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVEN CREWMAN AND THREE PASSENGERS PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.