World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Roland V. Erickson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Asotin County, Washington
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A COPILOT 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.