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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Harold L. Etler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Galion, Ohio

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS A PILOT IN A B-17 BOMBER (NICKNAME: FLYING FORTRESS), WHO DIED FEBRUARY 12, 1943 WHILE STATIONED AT PUEBLO ARMY AIR FIELD, PUEBLO, COLORADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, HIS AIRCRAFT HAD LOST HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND CRASHED INTO AN ARROYO WHEN IT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. TWO CREWMEN PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.