World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Joe DaGrade
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Roscoe, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Instructor
HE WAS A PILOT IN AN A-29 TWIN ENGINE BOMBER, WHO DIED MAY 29, 1942 WHILE FLYING A LOW LEVEL TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH SOME POWER LINES AND CRASHED NEAR PECKHAM, COLORADO. THREE CREWMEN AND TWO PASSENGERS PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.