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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

John A. Wagner, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Akron, Ohio

Honored By

Jerry Penry

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Activity During WWII

RANK: 2ND LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A P-47D ‘THUNDERBOLT’ FIGHTER PILOT, WHO WAS KILLED AUGUST 9, 1944 WHEN HIS FIGHTER CRASHED IN THE VICINITY OF SHICKLEY, NEBRASKA. HE HAD TAKEN-OFF FROM THE BRUNING, NEBRASKA ARMY AIR FIELD AND THE ‘THUNDERBOLT’ WAS OBSERVED TO BE IN A STEEP DIVE, VERTICALLY STRAIGHT DOWN, AT FULL THROTTLE AND OUT OF CONTROL WHEN IT CRASHED. INVESTIGATORS WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.