World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Ernest C. Oz
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Huron County, Michigan
Honored By
John J. Graf
Relationship
Friend
AFTER SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 70 MISSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, HE DIED JULY 02, 1945 WHILE TEST FLYING A P-63 FIGHTER PLANE NEAR HARLINGEN, TEXAS. HE WAS FORCED TO FLY THROUGH A THUNDERSTORM CAUSING HIS PLANE TO GO INTO A SPIN FROM WHICH HE NEVER RECOVERED.