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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Laurence E. Gaddie

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Seattle, Washington

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

HE WAS A RADIO OPERATOR 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.