World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George J. Grabowski
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cameron County, Texas
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 26, 1943 ALONG WITH 6 OTHER CREWMEN DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT FORMATION AND BOMBING TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE DURING THE MISSION AND WHILE RETURNING TO LOWRY ARMY AIR FIELD, IT CRASHED ON A RUNWAY LANDING APPROACH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF DENVER, COLORADO.