World War II Honoree

Martin F. Affeldt

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Olean, New York

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

SERVED AS A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER BOMBARDIER, WHO WAS KILLED AUGUST 9, 1944 DURING A FORMATION FLYING TRAINING MISSION. NINE OTHER CREWMEMBERS ALSO DIED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR KIOWA, COLORADO. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE DUE TO AN ENGINE FIRE AND LOSS OF ONE WING. A MEMORIAL MARKER HAS BEEN PLACED NEAR THE CRASH SITE IN HONOR OF THE AIRMEN.