World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John E. Garner
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Sacramento, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
HE WAS A PASSENGER IN AN AT-6 ‘TEXAN’ ADVANCED FIGHTER TRAINER, WHO WAS KILLED FEBRUARY 6, 1944 ALONG WITH THE PILOT DURING A LOCAL FLYING MISSION. THE TRAINER CRASHED EAST OF PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.