World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Eugene E. Hechtman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
William L. Beigel
HE WAS THE NAVIGATOR ABOARD B-24 TAIL # 42-78522 WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER B-24 ON A TRAINING MISSION OVER DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 1, 1944. HE AND ALL HIS CREWMATES WERE KILLED. THE REMAINS OF HIS AIRCRAFT CAME TO THE GROUND 10 MILES SOUTH OF FURNACE CREEK.