World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Norman E. Apking
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Reading, Ohio
Honored By
William Beigel
41ST AIRCRAFT DELIVERY GROUP, WAS FERRYING A B-24 TO ITS BASE IN ITALY WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN 2 MILES WEST OF MOTTOLA, ITALY, IN BAD WEATHER, ON OCTOBER 2, 1944.