World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Herbert Arthur Dargue
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Brooklyn, New York
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
Commanding General, First Air Force, died December 12, 1941, when his B-18 crashed in the Sierra Nevadas en route to Hawaii. He had been chosen by the War Department to lead an investigation into pre-attack military readiness at Pearl Harbor. Received the Distinguished Service Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross.