World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Burton M. Paddock
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Portland, Oregon
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PILOT OF AN AT-24A ADVANCED TRAINER, WHO WAS KILLED JANUARY 15, 1944 DURING TAKE-OFF. ONE OTHER CREWMAN AND ONE PASSENGER ALSO DIED WHEN THE AT-24A, A CONVERTED VERSION OF THE B-25 ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER CRASHED AT THE LA JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.