World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Richard D. Yost
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
South Bend, Indiana
Honored By
Larry E, Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR OF A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JULY 19, 1943 WHEN THE BOMBER SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE. TEN CREWMEN AND ONE PASSENGER PERISHED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED NORTHEAST OF GUNNISON, COLORADO.