World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James D. Gage
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Carthage, Texas
Honored By
Larry E. Carptenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A STUDENT FLIGHT ENGINEER IN A TB-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ TRAINER BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JUNE 22, 1945 WHEN THE BOMBER CRASHED DURING TAKE-OFF AT LOWRY ARMY AIR FIELD, DENVER, COLORADO. THE FLIGHT, WHICH ALSO KILLED THREE OTHER CREWMEMBERS, WAS A SCHEDULED FLIGHT ENGINEER STUDENT TRAINING MISSION.