World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Walter S. Ciesielski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
South Bend, Indiana
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER 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.