World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Jay Duane Abelein
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Bismarck, North Dakota
Honored By
William L. Beigel
HE SERVED WITH THE 348TH NIGHT FIGHTER SQUADRON. ON JULY 26, 1943, HE WAS KILLED ON A NAVIGATION TRAINING FLIGHT WHEN HIS A-20G CRASHED 10 MILES SOUTH OF CHRISTMAS, FLORIDA. HE WAS 22 YEARS OLD WHEN KILLED.