World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Hugh 'Ecky' Eckenrode
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Central, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Dave Fadley
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 327TH BOMB SQUADRON. HE WAS ON THE B-17, 'YE OLDE PUB' ON 20 DECEMBER 1943 WHEN IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED ON A MISSION ON WHICH HE LOST HIS LIFE. THE B-17 WAS ESCORTED TO SAFETY BY A GERMAN ME-109.