In Memory Of1LT Elwin J. McFadden

1LT Elwin J. McFadden, 23, U.S. Army Air Corps, born in Oregon January 13, 1921, was killed in action on May 29, 1944. McFadden served as a B-26 Pilot with 558th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group (Medium) in WWII. While on a mission to bomb a railroad bridge north of Paris, he encountered heavy enemy flak. McFadden was just 20 seconds away from the target when his B-26's wings were shot off, sending the bomber in a steep dive and crash. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Fly high, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!