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John H Stiltz Jr.

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John H Stiltz Jr.

Birth
Death
6 Jan 1944 (aged 19)
Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section J, Lot 529
Memorial ID
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Enlisted February 8, 1943.
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27 KILLED AS TRAIN HITS BUS, KINGMAN.
25 AIR CADETS KILLED, 8 INJURED.

TRAGEDY OCCURS AT ENTRANCE TO KINGMAN AIR BASE
Kingman, Ariz., Jan. 7 (U.P.) -- A Transcontinental fast freight slashed into an army bus crammed with air cadets just outside the main gate of the Kingman air bast last night, killing 27 and .......

The dead:
2nd Lt ALTEMONT R. BRITTON, 25
father Altemont R. Britton, Sr., Hamilton, AL
A/C ROBERT L. JOHNSON
father Irvin L. Johnson, Pottstown, PA
SEYMOUR KAHN, 19
father Morriss Kahn, Bronx, NY
DONALD B. KELLER, 21
father Francis B. Keller, Minot, ND
KENNETH L. KIRK, 29
father Michael F. Kirk, Sioux Falls, SD
ALFRED M. KITE, 22
mother Mrs. Effie E. Kite, Waynesboro, VA
ROBERT J. KNAPP, 26
mother Mrs. Elizabeth A. Knapp.
ROBERT W. KNAPP, JR.
father Robert W. Knapp, St. Louis, MO
CHESTER S. KULPA,
wife Mrs. Lorayne Kulpa, Chicago, IL
DONALD L. KUSNEREK, 21
father Louis B. Kusnerek, Little Falls, MN
NORMAN F. LEAP,
mother Mrs. Elizabeth F. Leap, Riverside, CA
HERBERT A. LEWIS, 20
mother Mrs. Iva V. Lewis, Schenectady, NY
ARLO Q. LEAVITT, 20
mother Mrs. Laverne H. Leavitt, Bunkerville, NV
NORMAN LEVINE
father Benjamin Levine, Flushing, NY
JOHN P. LIDDELL
mother Mrs. Clement E. Wechter, Lackawanna, PA
NILES E. LONG, 20
mother Mrs. Florence Long, Bethlehem, PA
Pvt FRANK E. SMITH, 26
father Fred A. Smith, West Point, IA
JOHN H. STILTZ, JR., 20
mother Mrs. Ethel Stiltz, Wilkensburg, PA
GEORGE T. STINE, 22
wife Mrs. Doris Stine, Alquippa, PA
WILLIAM STOLLE, JR., 23
father Wm. A. Stolle, Sr., St. Louis, MO
WM. F. SWADENER,
mother Mrs. Margaret B. Swadener, Indianapolis, IN
ALFRED H. TEES,
mother Mrs. Lorraine Tees, Philadelphia, PA
LEWIS M. THOMPSON, JR.,
brother Morton Thompson, Hollywood, CA
WM. THORNALL, 21
mother Mrs. Daisy H. Thornall, Metuchen, NJ
FREDERICK C. VOGLEY, 25
wife Mrs. Mary Jane Vogley, Canton, OH
JOHN H. KUBIAK, 22
Olean, NY
JOSEPH C. TAYLOR, 19
father Cecil M. Taylor, Atlanta, GA.

Critically injured were:
FRANCIS J. KENNEDY, 20, Brooklyn, NY
JOHN B. KING, Sacramento, CA
JAMES J. MALONE, 21, New York, NY
JOE V. McLAIN, 20, St. Louis, MO
MELVIN J. TABBERT, 20, Detroit, MI
ROBERT L. TARNBLYN, 27, Nevada City, CA
ROBERT K. TINGLE, 27, Marshall, IL
WM. C. TUCKER, 19, Waxahachie, TX
Enlisted February 8, 1943.
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27 KILLED AS TRAIN HITS BUS, KINGMAN.
25 AIR CADETS KILLED, 8 INJURED.

TRAGEDY OCCURS AT ENTRANCE TO KINGMAN AIR BASE
Kingman, Ariz., Jan. 7 (U.P.) -- A Transcontinental fast freight slashed into an army bus crammed with air cadets just outside the main gate of the Kingman air bast last night, killing 27 and .......

The dead:
2nd Lt ALTEMONT R. BRITTON, 25
father Altemont R. Britton, Sr., Hamilton, AL
A/C ROBERT L. JOHNSON
father Irvin L. Johnson, Pottstown, PA
SEYMOUR KAHN, 19
father Morriss Kahn, Bronx, NY
DONALD B. KELLER, 21
father Francis B. Keller, Minot, ND
KENNETH L. KIRK, 29
father Michael F. Kirk, Sioux Falls, SD
ALFRED M. KITE, 22
mother Mrs. Effie E. Kite, Waynesboro, VA
ROBERT J. KNAPP, 26
mother Mrs. Elizabeth A. Knapp.
ROBERT W. KNAPP, JR.
father Robert W. Knapp, St. Louis, MO
CHESTER S. KULPA,
wife Mrs. Lorayne Kulpa, Chicago, IL
DONALD L. KUSNEREK, 21
father Louis B. Kusnerek, Little Falls, MN
NORMAN F. LEAP,
mother Mrs. Elizabeth F. Leap, Riverside, CA
HERBERT A. LEWIS, 20
mother Mrs. Iva V. Lewis, Schenectady, NY
ARLO Q. LEAVITT, 20
mother Mrs. Laverne H. Leavitt, Bunkerville, NV
NORMAN LEVINE
father Benjamin Levine, Flushing, NY
JOHN P. LIDDELL
mother Mrs. Clement E. Wechter, Lackawanna, PA
NILES E. LONG, 20
mother Mrs. Florence Long, Bethlehem, PA
Pvt FRANK E. SMITH, 26
father Fred A. Smith, West Point, IA
JOHN H. STILTZ, JR., 20
mother Mrs. Ethel Stiltz, Wilkensburg, PA
GEORGE T. STINE, 22
wife Mrs. Doris Stine, Alquippa, PA
WILLIAM STOLLE, JR., 23
father Wm. A. Stolle, Sr., St. Louis, MO
WM. F. SWADENER,
mother Mrs. Margaret B. Swadener, Indianapolis, IN
ALFRED H. TEES,
mother Mrs. Lorraine Tees, Philadelphia, PA
LEWIS M. THOMPSON, JR.,
brother Morton Thompson, Hollywood, CA
WM. THORNALL, 21
mother Mrs. Daisy H. Thornall, Metuchen, NJ
FREDERICK C. VOGLEY, 25
wife Mrs. Mary Jane Vogley, Canton, OH
JOHN H. KUBIAK, 22
Olean, NY
JOSEPH C. TAYLOR, 19
father Cecil M. Taylor, Atlanta, GA.

Critically injured were:
FRANCIS J. KENNEDY, 20, Brooklyn, NY
JOHN B. KING, Sacramento, CA
JAMES J. MALONE, 21, New York, NY
JOE V. McLAIN, 20, St. Louis, MO
MELVIN J. TABBERT, 20, Detroit, MI
ROBERT L. TARNBLYN, 27, Nevada City, CA
ROBERT K. TINGLE, 27, Marshall, IL
WM. C. TUCKER, 19, Waxahachie, TX


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  • Originally Created by: Marilyn
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44091545/john_h-stiltz: accessed ), memorial page for John H Stiltz Jr. (2 May 1924–6 Jan 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44091545, citing Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).