He was rigging a drag parachute in the tail of one of the Air Force Jets. While many feet in the air a gust of wind came up and blew him off the tail assembly. He was pronounced dead at the VA Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. He was Based at Whurtsmyth Air Force Base, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This Air Force Base has since shut down and is no longer active.
He was rigging a drag parachute in the tail of one of the Air Force Jets. While many feet in the air a gust of wind came up and blew him off the tail assembly. He was pronounced dead at the VA Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan. He was Based at Whurtsmyth Air Force Base, located in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This Air Force Base has since shut down and is no longer active.
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Peter G. Andresen
A30 Maint 379 ORGN Maint SQ AF
April 1,1941 February 16,1964
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