World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Hoyt A. Phelps
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lowell, Michigan
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A BOMBARDIER IN A B-24 BOMBER (NICKNAME: LIBERATOR), WHO DIED MARCH 25, 1943 DURING A NAVIGATION NIGHTTIME TRAINING FLIGHT. EIGHT CREWMEN PERISHED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAINSIDE WEST OF TRINIDAD, COLORADO.