World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John A. Ward, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Fall River, Massachusetts
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A NAVIGATOR OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JANUARY 6, 1944 ALONG WITH THE PILOT WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND DURING ADVERSE AND BLIZZARD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE BOMBER HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL AND ALL THE OTHER CREWMEMBERS HAD BAILED OUT OF THEIR STRICKEN AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT CRASHED NEAR HUGO, COLORADO.