World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Niels Chievitz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF A B-24D ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED OCTOBER 11, 1943 DURING TAKEOFF. THREE CREWMEN DIED IN THE ACCIDENT AT PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.