World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Earl C. Hicks
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Etowah County, Alabama
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS AN ASSISTANT FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED AUGUST 16, 1943 ON A TEST FLIGHT MISSION. SEVEN CREWMEN AND THREE PASSENGERS DIED WHEN THE BOMBER EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF AND CRASHED NEAR PUEBLO, COLORADO.