World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William D. Hearn
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Monrovia, California
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A P-47D ‘THUNDERBOLT’ FIGHTER PILOT, WHO WAS KILLED JULY 5, 1944 DURING A GUNNERY TRAINING MISSION. WHILE STRAFING GROUND TARGETS AT THE NORFOLK GUNNERY RANGE, THE FIGHTER WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND EXPLODED AFTER CRASHING INTO THE GROUND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED NEAR MEADOW GROVE, NEBRASKA.