World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
E. D. Walborn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Enid, Oklahoma
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: 1ST LIEUTENANT. HE WAS A PILOT OF A B-25D ‘MITCHELL’ TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 22, 1943 ALONG WITH TWO CIVILIAN CREWMEMBERS DURING A LOCAL TEST MISSION. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM OMAHA OFFUTT ARMY AIR FIELD, THE PORT (LEFT) ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT. THE ILL-FATED BOMBER CRASHED THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE GLENN L. MARTIN BOMBER PLANT, EXPLODING INTO FLAMES AND DESTROYING ANOTHER BOMBER THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. ONE CIVILIAN CREWMEMBER THAT WAS ON BOARD SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. THE GLENN L. MARTIN BOMBER PLANT, BELLEVUE, NEBRASKA, EMPLOYED THE CIVILIAN CREWMEN.