From the Bennington Banner May 16, 1966
Spec 5 FRANCIS G. PAYNE
DORSET - Spec. 5 Francis G. Payne, 31, son of Mrs. Dennis Roberts of Dorset Hollow, was one of two soldiers killed Friday in Washington state during a night exercise on the Yakima firing range.
Both Specialist Payne and Pfc James W. O'Grady of Rochester, N.Y., were killed when an Army truck rolled over a 25 foot embankment.
Payne had served 11 years in the Army. He was with Battery C., 4th Howlitzer Battalion, 42nd Arillery. He had joined the service following grade school. He continued high school studies in the Army and had qualified in chemical warfare and as a mess hall cook.
He was born in Dorset Sept 30, 1934. His father, Carlton Payne, died three years ago. Mrs. Payne has since remarried.
Besides his mother, Payne is survived by his wife, the former Zlatica Link, whom he married while on one of two military assignments in Germany and five children from 3 to 15 years old. They are Gordon, Rose Weltha, Freddie, Patricia and Sylvia Payne; a brother, also in the Army, Spec 4 William C. Payne in Viet Nam with the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Division; two sisters, Mrs. James Christman now in Dorset while her husband is in military service in England, and Mrs. Loren Butler, also of Dorset.
Last March, Spec. Payne and his family had been in Dorset while he was on furlough. When it ended, he and the family moved to Washington state.
Through the Red Cross at Bennington, Spec 4 Payne in Viet Nam, has been notified and arrangements for him to return to Vermont for the funeral have been made.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the soldier's body and a military escort.
Spec 5 FRANCIS G. PAYNE
DORSET - Spec. 5 Francis G. Payne, 31, son of Mrs. Dennis Roberts of Dorset Hollow, was one of two soldiers killed Friday in Washington state during a night exercise on the Yakima firing range.
Both Specialist Payne and Pfc James W. O'Grady of Rochester, N.Y., were killed when an Army truck rolled over a 25 foot embankment.
Payne had served 11 years in the Army. He was with Battery C., 4th Howlitzer Battalion, 42nd Arillery. He had joined the service following grade school. He continued high school studies in the Army and had qualified in chemical warfare and as a mess hall cook.
He was born in Dorset Sept 30, 1934. His father, Carlton Payne, died three years ago. Mrs. Payne has since remarried.
Besides his mother, Payne is survived by his wife, the former Zlatica Link, whom he married while on one of two military assignments in Germany and five children from 3 to 15 years old. They are Gordon, Rose Weltha, Freddie, Patricia and Sylvia Payne; a brother, also in the Army, Spec 4 William C. Payne in Viet Nam with the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Division; two sisters, Mrs. James Christman now in Dorset while her husband is in military service in England, and Mrs. Loren Butler, also of Dorset.
Last March, Spec. Payne and his family had been in Dorset while he was on furlough. When it ended, he and the family moved to Washington state.
Through the Red Cross at Bennington, Spec 4 Payne in Viet Nam, has been notified and arrangements for him to return to Vermont for the funeral have been made.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the soldier's body and a military escort.
From the Bennington Banner May 16, 1966
Spec 5 FRANCIS G. PAYNE
DORSET - Spec. 5 Francis G. Payne, 31, son of Mrs. Dennis Roberts of Dorset Hollow, was one of two soldiers killed Friday in Washington state during a night exercise on the Yakima firing range.
Both Specialist Payne and Pfc James W. O'Grady of Rochester, N.Y., were killed when an Army truck rolled over a 25 foot embankment.
Payne had served 11 years in the Army. He was with Battery C., 4th Howlitzer Battalion, 42nd Arillery. He had joined the service following grade school. He continued high school studies in the Army and had qualified in chemical warfare and as a mess hall cook.
He was born in Dorset Sept 30, 1934. His father, Carlton Payne, died three years ago. Mrs. Payne has since remarried.
Besides his mother, Payne is survived by his wife, the former Zlatica Link, whom he married while on one of two military assignments in Germany and five children from 3 to 15 years old. They are Gordon, Rose Weltha, Freddie, Patricia and Sylvia Payne; a brother, also in the Army, Spec 4 William C. Payne in Viet Nam with the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Division; two sisters, Mrs. James Christman now in Dorset while her husband is in military service in England, and Mrs. Loren Butler, also of Dorset.
Last March, Spec. Payne and his family had been in Dorset while he was on furlough. When it ended, he and the family moved to Washington state.
Through the Red Cross at Bennington, Spec 4 Payne in Viet Nam, has been notified and arrangements for him to return to Vermont for the funeral have been made.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the soldier's body and a military escort.
Spec 5 FRANCIS G. PAYNE
DORSET - Spec. 5 Francis G. Payne, 31, son of Mrs. Dennis Roberts of Dorset Hollow, was one of two soldiers killed Friday in Washington state during a night exercise on the Yakima firing range.
Both Specialist Payne and Pfc James W. O'Grady of Rochester, N.Y., were killed when an Army truck rolled over a 25 foot embankment.
Payne had served 11 years in the Army. He was with Battery C., 4th Howlitzer Battalion, 42nd Arillery. He had joined the service following grade school. He continued high school studies in the Army and had qualified in chemical warfare and as a mess hall cook.
He was born in Dorset Sept 30, 1934. His father, Carlton Payne, died three years ago. Mrs. Payne has since remarried.
Besides his mother, Payne is survived by his wife, the former Zlatica Link, whom he married while on one of two military assignments in Germany and five children from 3 to 15 years old. They are Gordon, Rose Weltha, Freddie, Patricia and Sylvia Payne; a brother, also in the Army, Spec 4 William C. Payne in Viet Nam with the 65th Engineer Battalion, 25th Division; two sisters, Mrs. James Christman now in Dorset while her husband is in military service in England, and Mrs. Loren Butler, also of Dorset.
Last March, Spec. Payne and his family had been in Dorset while he was on furlough. When it ended, he and the family moved to Washington state.
Through the Red Cross at Bennington, Spec 4 Payne in Viet Nam, has been notified and arrangements for him to return to Vermont for the funeral have been made.
Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of the soldier's body and a military escort.
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