World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Herbert E. Rasmussen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hodgeman County, Kansas
Honored By
Larry E. Carptenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT OF A UC-78B LIGHT PERSONNEL TRANSPORT, WHO WAS KILLED NOVEMBER 25, 1943 ALONG WITH ANOTHER CREWMEMBER DURING A NAVIGATION TRAINING FLIGHT. THEIR AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LA VETA PASS, COLORADO.