Died in crash of Army transport plane C-53-B Air Corps No. 41-20048 which crashed 5 Jul 1942 about 25 miles northeast of Fort Randall, Cold Bay, Alaska. 1st Lt. Jack Jones was the pilot. Four crew and 12 passengers perished. Plane crashed in the sea. Six bodies were recovered and temporarily buried at Fort Randall Post Cemetery south of Blinn Lake. After the war, they were returned to their families in their home states.
There is also a cenotaph in his hometown at the Milton Lawns Memorial Park in Janesville Wisconsin see memorial # 197570906
There is also a cenotaph in his hometown at the Milton Lawns Memorial Park in Janesville Wisconsin see memorial # 197570906
Died in crash of Army transport plane C-53-B Air Corps No. 41-20048 which crashed 5 Jul 1942 about 25 miles northeast of Fort Randall, Cold Bay, Alaska. 1st Lt. Jack Jones was the pilot. Four crew and 12 passengers perished. Plane crashed in the sea. Six bodies were recovered and temporarily buried at Fort Randall Post Cemetery south of Blinn Lake. After the war, they were returned to their families in their home states.
There is also a cenotaph in his hometown at the Milton Lawns Memorial Park in Janesville Wisconsin see memorial # 197570906
There is also a cenotaph in his hometown at the Milton Lawns Memorial Park in Janesville Wisconsin see memorial # 197570906
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