World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William T. Averitt, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Rule, Texas
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF A B-17F FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED MAY 13, 1943 WHILE FLYING UNDERNEATH AN OVERCAST SKY CONDITION. ONE OTHER CREWMAN PERISHED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED INTO A BOX CANYON NEAR MASONVILLE, COLORADO.