World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John N. Darling
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Maplewood, New Jersey
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: SERGEANT. SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER IN A C-53 ‘SKYTROOPER’ TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, WHO WAS KILLED DECEMBER 1, 1943 ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER CREWMEMBERS DURING A SIMULATED INSTRUMENT-TRAINING MISSION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED FROM THE ALLIANCE ARMY AIR FIELD, NEBRASKA AND WAS EN-ROUTE TO THE NEBRASKA NORTH PLATTE AREA WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE SANDHILLS SOUTH OF HYANNIS, NEBRASKA. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH WAS UNDETERMINED.