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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Myron E. Gross

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

South Range, Wisconsin

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter, Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET/ STUDENT PILOT IN AN AT-24A ADVANCED TRAINER. KILLED APRIL 25, 1944 ALONG WITH TWO OTHER CREW MEMBERS IN A TAKE-OFF ACCIDENT. THE AT-24A; A CONVERTED VERSION OF THE B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER SUFFERED AN ENGINE FAILURE AND CRASHED AT THE LA JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.