World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harry C. Echols
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
St. Louis County, Missouri
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF AN F-4, A PHOTOGRAPHIC RECONNAISSANCE VERSION OF THE P-38 LIGHTNING FIGHTER, WHO WAS KILLED MARCH 22, 1943 DURING A NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING FLIGHT. HIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTH OF PUNKIN CENTER, COLORADO DUE TO AN ENGINE FIRE.