| Birth: | Jul. 17, 1927
Pullman
Whitman County
Washington, USA | | Death: | Jun. 19, 1966
Washington
District of Columbia
District Of Columbia, USA | 
Sportsman. Driver of the "Notre Dame" unlimited hydroplane. He was killed in a collision along with driver Don Wilson of the "Miss Budweiser", during the President's Cup Regatta in Washington D.C. Manchester’s death marked the third racing fatality of the day. Earlier in the day Ron Musson, driver of the “Miss Bardahl” had been killed in a separate boating accident. The combined deaths of Manchester, Musson and Wilson resulted in the deadliest loss of life in a single day, in unlimited hydroplane racing history (bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Search Amazon for Rex Manchester | | | Burial:
Evergreen Washelli Memorial Park
Seattle
King County
Washington, USA
Plot: Section Evergreen Garden Mausoleum, Row 2, Grave 2168
GPS (lat/lon): 47.7171, -122.34586 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.
Record added: Oct 06, 2004
Find A Grave Memorial# 9559614 |
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