World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Matthew J. Fitzpatrick
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Honored By
Mary L. Stoewer
Relationship
Daughter
Served as a tail-gunner on a B-29 aircraft. Stationed in Kansas, and was killed in a routine training mission when plane was struck by lightning at 20K feet and crashed in Oklahoma. He was 23 years old.