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Maj Truman Richards Young Jr.

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Maj Truman Richards Young Jr.

Birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Death
13 Mar 1982 (aged 39)
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes scattered over Grand Canyon Add to Map
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Major Truman Young, Jr., age 39, was killed when a small airplane collided with his Arizona Air National Guard KC-135A Stratotanker (serial #57-1489), severing the tail of the aerial refueling tanker, causing it to crash into a prison yard, shortly after taking off from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Also killed aboard the tanker:
Lt. Col. James Floor, age 53
Lt. Cdr. Ted Beam, age 40
T/Sgt. Donald Plough, age 47

Father: Truman R Young
Mother: Helen J Salter
Major Truman Young, Jr., age 39, was killed when a small airplane collided with his Arizona Air National Guard KC-135A Stratotanker (serial #57-1489), severing the tail of the aerial refueling tanker, causing it to crash into a prison yard, shortly after taking off from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Also killed aboard the tanker:
Lt. Col. James Floor, age 53
Lt. Cdr. Ted Beam, age 40
T/Sgt. Donald Plough, age 47

Father: Truman R Young
Mother: Helen J Salter

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