World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl W. Fliermans, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: CAPTAIN. SERVED AS A PILOT OF A B-26C ‘MARAUDER’ MEDIUM BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED JANUARY 25, 1944 DURING A STUDENT NAVIGATION NIGHTTIME TRAINING MISSION. THE FLIGHT WAS A SCHEDULED CROSS-COUNTRY ROUND TRIP FROM DODGE CITY ARMY AIRFIELD, KANSAS TO SIOUX CITY ARMY AIRFIELD, IOWA AND RETURN. ON THE RETURN LEG BACK TO SIOUX CITY SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF (10:38), THE BOMBER SUFFERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, FORCING THE PILOTS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY FORCED LANDING. FIVE CREWMEN DIED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD NEAR HOMER, NEBRASKA.