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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Joseph T. Hetter

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Erie, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Larry E. Carpenter

Relationship

Aviation Historian

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A RADIO OPERATOR OF 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.