R.I.P. Just thought I would post this for those nasty Florida Gator fans. (jk)

Florida Native Makes Ultimate Sacrifice During WW2
Major William S. Pagh (far right) and his gunner Sergeant Leonard E. Zelsako stand beside their Douglas manufactured A-20G "Havoc" US medium bomber in the South Pacific. Major Pagh a native Floridian from Ormond Beach, Florida, named his bomber The "Florida Gator" (serial number 43-21379). The bomber and the crew were assigned to the US Army Air Force's 388th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group at Hollandia Airfield in New Guinea tasked with attacking Japanese targets in the Pacific Theater of Operations. On 11 August 1944, Major Pagh was tasked to lead his squadron against Japanese shipping near the coast of Western New Guinea.
The young Air Force pilot and squadron commander had been leading 24 planes against several strategic targets when he granted permission for the planes to break formation and begin individual attack runs. As Major Pagh turned towards two large Japanese transport barges to begin his own attack run, the "Florida Gator" was struck by multiple Japanese anti-aircraft shells tearing holes in one of the engines causing an immediate fire. Major Pagh attempted to level the stricken bomber but the plane flipped over and crashed into the sea.
Major William S. Pagh and Sergeant Leonard E. Zelsako were listed as Missing In Action (MIA) and later changed to Killed In Action (KIA). Major William Pagh was posthumously promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart, posthumously. Sergeant Leonard E. Zelsako earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously.
Sources:
Florida International University paper entitled "A State Of War: Florida 1930-1945