World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Glendon M. Aitken
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Carbondale, Pennsylvania
Honored By
500th Bomb Group Memorial Association
WAS THE BOMBARDIER ON 'LEADING LADY', Z SQUARE 22. AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED FIVE MISSIONS OVER JAPAN, HE WAS KILLED ON A MISSION OVER NAGOYA WHEN HIS PLANE WAS RAMMED BY A JAPANESE FIGHTER ON JANUARY 3, 1945.