World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Robert F. Granz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fresno, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF AN F-4A, A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VERSION OF THE P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER, WHO WAS KILLED IN A CRASH MAY 11, 1943 WHILE ATTEMPTING A FORCED LANDING. HIS AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A POWER FAILURE IN BOTH ENGINES AND WENT DOWN NEAR PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.