World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Russell E. Moyer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
West Corrolton, Ohio
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A B-24E ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER FLIGHT ENGINEER, WHO WAS KILLED JULY 1, 1944 IN AN ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING DURING A 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.