World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John J. Garvey, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 30, 1943 DURING A LONG-RANGE CROSS-COUNTRY TRAINING MISSION FROM LOWRY ARMY AIR FIELD, DENVER, COLORADO TO CALIFORNIA. DURING THE RETURN FLIGHT, NINE CREWMEN AND TWO PASSENGERS DIED WHEN THE BOMBER, DUE TO CONTROL PROBLEMS, FELL OUT OF FORMATION AND CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN NEAR BAILEY, COLORADO.