World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl D. Welday
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Steubenville, Ohio
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A B-24E ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER FLIGHT ENGINEER INSTRUCTOR, WHO WAS KILLED JULY 1, 1944 IN AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING A STUDENT FLIGHT ENGINEER TRAINING MISSION. FOUR OTHER CREWMEMBERS ALSO DIED WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED NORTHWEST OF STERLING, COLORADO. THERE WERE THREE AIRMEN WHO SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT.