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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Alan W. Hobbs

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 AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT OF AN AT-24A ADVANCED TRAINER. HE WAS KILLED AUGUST 10, 1944 ALONG WITH TWO AVIATION CADETS DURING A LOCAL DAYTIME TRANSITION-TRAINING MISSION. THE AT-24A, A CONVERTED VERSION OF THE B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM BOMBER CRASHED NEAR ROCKY FORD, COLORADO.