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Richard Otto Ehlers

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Richard Otto Ehlers Veteran

Birth
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
Death
19 Mar 1946 (aged 19)
Hobart Mills, Nevada County, California, USA
Burial
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
Corridor of Peace 50 E15
Memorial ID
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Apprentice

One of 26 military personnel killed when U.S. Army Air Corps C-47B Skytrain #45-1085 disintegrated in flight and crashed near Hobart Mills, north of Truckee, California.

There were no survivors.
The casualties were:

Flight crew:

Capt. Richard K Young, Pilot
1st Lt. Louis N Duesing, Co-Pilot
SSgt. Anthony J Esgro, Flight Clerk

Passengers:
Y2C Charles R Branss
Capt. Donald A Bride
Ens. Gino C Caletti
1st Lt. Ervin P Cuc
Lt. Frank W Davis
Pvt. Glenn P Dickerson
MM3C Lyle C Dykes
Aprc. Richard O Ehler
S2C Pasqual Iuluicci
EM2C Steven R Kirch
QM3 Robert A McGee
1st Lt. James E Milton
S2C Raymond L Schneider
Lt. John C Shaw
2nd Lt. Richard F Simpson
Lt. Cdr. Lloyd Stark
QM3 Floyd Sundgren
Lt. Col. Clyde M Taylor
S2C Gerald P Udell
MM2C Melvin S Van Riper
SK3C Maurice L Vose
Pvt. Willie B Willson
Cpl. William T Woodhouse
Apprentice

One of 26 military personnel killed when U.S. Army Air Corps C-47B Skytrain #45-1085 disintegrated in flight and crashed near Hobart Mills, north of Truckee, California.

There were no survivors.
The casualties were:

Flight crew:

Capt. Richard K Young, Pilot
1st Lt. Louis N Duesing, Co-Pilot
SSgt. Anthony J Esgro, Flight Clerk

Passengers:
Y2C Charles R Branss
Capt. Donald A Bride
Ens. Gino C Caletti
1st Lt. Ervin P Cuc
Lt. Frank W Davis
Pvt. Glenn P Dickerson
MM3C Lyle C Dykes
Aprc. Richard O Ehler
S2C Pasqual Iuluicci
EM2C Steven R Kirch
QM3 Robert A McGee
1st Lt. James E Milton
S2C Raymond L Schneider
Lt. John C Shaw
2nd Lt. Richard F Simpson
Lt. Cdr. Lloyd Stark
QM3 Floyd Sundgren
Lt. Col. Clyde M Taylor
S2C Gerald P Udell
MM2C Melvin S Van Riper
SK3C Maurice L Vose
Pvt. Willie B Willson
Cpl. William T Woodhouse


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