World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Elton R. Nippress
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Alameda, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A NAVIGATOR OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 29, 1943 DURING A NIGHTTIME NAVIGATIONAL TRAINING MISSION. SEVEN CREWMEN DIED WHEN THE BOMBER FLEW INTO THE GROUND NEAR PUEBLO ARMY AIR FIELD, PUEBLO, COLORADO.