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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John P. Castner

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Akron, Ohio

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A NOSE GUNNER IN A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JUNE 12, 1944 DURING AN EMERGENCY CRASH LANDING 6 MILES NORTH OF PUEBLO ARMY AIR BASE, PUEBLO, COLORADO. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO FOR A CROSS-COUNTRY FORMATION-TRAINING MISSION TO EL PASO, TEXAS AND WAS DESTINED FOR RETURN TO PETERSON FIELD.