World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James F. Costello, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET STUDENT COPILOT IN A TB-25C ‘MITCHELL’ TRAINER BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED DECEMBER 2, 1944 DURING A LOCAL DAYTIME TRANSITION-TRAINING MISSION. THE BOMBER SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND CRASHED NORTHWEST OF HASWELL, COLORADO.