World War II Honoree

William C. Motteram

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Trumbull County, Ohio

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

SERVED AS AN AVIATION CADET STUDENT PILOT IN A TB-25D ‘MITCHELL’ MEDIUM TRAINER BOMBER. HE WAS KILLED MARCH 19, 1945 ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER AIRMEN IN A MID-AIR COLLISION BETWEEN TWO TB-25 TRAINERS. BOTH BOMBER CREWS WERE PARTICIPATING IN A NIGHTTIME TRANSITION-TRAINING MISSION SHOOTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT ROCKY FORD, COLORADO AUXILIARY ARMY AIR FIELD. THE BOMBERS AND CREW WERE ASSIGNED TO LA JUNTA ARMY AIR FIELD, LA JUNTA, COLORADO.