John E. Krstich, age 19, from Ohio, Summit county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: September 1, 1944
Death details: Died, non-battle; Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1944)
John E. Krstich, age 19, from Summit County Akron, Ohio .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Akron Beacon Journal (1944), family, Los Angeles Times (1944)
Howard Beck, age 21, from New York County New York City, New York .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)
Robert W. Breedlove, age 23, from Montgomery County Tuskogee, Alabama .
Parents: John L. Breedlove
Spouse: Ellen Walker Breedlove
Children: Carolyn Ann and Charles Robert
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Cemetery: Greenwood
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944), Montgomery Advertiser (144)
Wayne E. Brown, age 21, from Clare County Clare, Michigan .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)
James P. Davis, age 19, from Bristol County Somerset, Massachusetts .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)
Boyd H. Jones, age 25, from Doddridge County West Union, West Virginia .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)
Lawrence D. Lampton, age 25, from Lincoln County Libby, Montana .
Spouse: Married
Service era: World War II
Schools: Libby High (1937)
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944), Spokesman Review (1944)
Robert L. Metcalf, age 19, from Denver County Denver, Colorado .
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)
William L. O’brien, age 26, from Boundary County Bonners Ferry, Idaho .
Service era: World War II
Military history: He joined the royal Candadian air force and served there until his transfer to the American air force.
Date of death: Friday, September 1, 1944
Death details: Killed when engine failures caused a bomber to crash at Rogers Dry Lake near Muroc Army Airfield in California
Source: National Archives, Los Angeles Times (1944)