World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ernst M. Elkin, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN AN AT-6A TRAINER, WHO DIED MAY 3, 1943 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTH OF SUGAR CITY, COLORADO. THE PILOT ALSO PERISHED IN THIS ACCIDENT.