Bountiful Captain Killed In Key West Jet Plunge
Special to The Tribune
BOUNTIFUL — A Bountiful airman was killed Monday when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed offshore near Key West, Fla.
Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., was reported on a target-training mission when his aircraft crashed, his family was advised.
An airman since 1959, Capt. Draper served 1½ year in Viet Nam before his assignment to Homestead AFB. He also has served as a flight instructor at Perron AFB, Ariz.
He was born Feb. 22, 1940, in Ft. Pierce, Fla., and attended schools in Ft. Pierce.
Capt. Draper is survived by his father, Earl L. Draper, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful; his mother, Mrs. Lora L. Draper, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim, and Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—Source: From the file of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 1966, Page 3E
Service Pending for Capt. James A. Draper
BOUNTIFUL — Funeral services are pending for Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., who was killed July 11 when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed of Key West, Fla. Born Feb. 22, 1940, Ft. Pierce Fla. Survivors: father, Earl L. Draper, Bountiful; mother, Mrs. L. Leona McCullers Draper, Ft. Pierce; sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 16, 1966
Services for James A. Draper
Bountiful — Funeral services for James Aaron Draper, 26, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful, who died of injuries suffered in a plane crash July 11 in Key West, Fla., will be Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Union Mortuary. Friends call Wednesday, 1 hour prior to services. Burial Bountiful Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Feb. 22, 1940 at Fort Pierce, Fla. To Earl L. and Leona McCullers Draper. Graduate, Fort Pearce High School, Viet Nam pilot 1½ years, member LDS Church, president Aero Club. Survivors: mother, Bountiful; father, Ogden; sisters, Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Fort Pierce, Fla.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25m, 1966, Page 35
Special to The Tribune
BOUNTIFUL — A Bountiful airman was killed Monday when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed offshore near Key West, Fla.
Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., was reported on a target-training mission when his aircraft crashed, his family was advised.
An airman since 1959, Capt. Draper served 1½ year in Viet Nam before his assignment to Homestead AFB. He also has served as a flight instructor at Perron AFB, Ariz.
He was born Feb. 22, 1940, in Ft. Pierce, Fla., and attended schools in Ft. Pierce.
Capt. Draper is survived by his father, Earl L. Draper, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful; his mother, Mrs. Lora L. Draper, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim, and Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—Source: From the file of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 1966, Page 3E
Service Pending for Capt. James A. Draper
BOUNTIFUL — Funeral services are pending for Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., who was killed July 11 when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed of Key West, Fla. Born Feb. 22, 1940, Ft. Pierce Fla. Survivors: father, Earl L. Draper, Bountiful; mother, Mrs. L. Leona McCullers Draper, Ft. Pierce; sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 16, 1966
Services for James A. Draper
Bountiful — Funeral services for James Aaron Draper, 26, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful, who died of injuries suffered in a plane crash July 11 in Key West, Fla., will be Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Union Mortuary. Friends call Wednesday, 1 hour prior to services. Burial Bountiful Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Feb. 22, 1940 at Fort Pierce, Fla. To Earl L. and Leona McCullers Draper. Graduate, Fort Pearce High School, Viet Nam pilot 1½ years, member LDS Church, president Aero Club. Survivors: mother, Bountiful; father, Ogden; sisters, Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Fort Pierce, Fla.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25m, 1966, Page 35
Bountiful Captain Killed In Key West Jet Plunge
Special to The Tribune
BOUNTIFUL — A Bountiful airman was killed Monday when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed offshore near Key West, Fla.
Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., was reported on a target-training mission when his aircraft crashed, his family was advised.
An airman since 1959, Capt. Draper served 1½ year in Viet Nam before his assignment to Homestead AFB. He also has served as a flight instructor at Perron AFB, Ariz.
He was born Feb. 22, 1940, in Ft. Pierce, Fla., and attended schools in Ft. Pierce.
Capt. Draper is survived by his father, Earl L. Draper, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful; his mother, Mrs. Lora L. Draper, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim, and Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—Source: From the file of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 1966, Page 3E
Service Pending for Capt. James A. Draper
BOUNTIFUL — Funeral services are pending for Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., who was killed July 11 when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed of Key West, Fla. Born Feb. 22, 1940, Ft. Pierce Fla. Survivors: father, Earl L. Draper, Bountiful; mother, Mrs. L. Leona McCullers Draper, Ft. Pierce; sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 16, 1966
Services for James A. Draper
Bountiful — Funeral services for James Aaron Draper, 26, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful, who died of injuries suffered in a plane crash July 11 in Key West, Fla., will be Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Union Mortuary. Friends call Wednesday, 1 hour prior to services. Burial Bountiful Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Feb. 22, 1940 at Fort Pierce, Fla. To Earl L. and Leona McCullers Draper. Graduate, Fort Pearce High School, Viet Nam pilot 1½ years, member LDS Church, president Aero Club. Survivors: mother, Bountiful; father, Ogden; sisters, Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Fort Pierce, Fla.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25m, 1966, Page 35
Special to The Tribune
BOUNTIFUL — A Bountiful airman was killed Monday when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed offshore near Key West, Fla.
Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, stationed at Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., was reported on a target-training mission when his aircraft crashed, his family was advised.
An airman since 1959, Capt. Draper served 1½ year in Viet Nam before his assignment to Homestead AFB. He also has served as a flight instructor at Perron AFB, Ariz.
He was born Feb. 22, 1940, in Ft. Pierce, Fla., and attended schools in Ft. Pierce.
Capt. Draper is survived by his father, Earl L. Draper, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful; his mother, Mrs. Lora L. Draper, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim, and Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—Source: From the file of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 14, 1966, Page 3E
Service Pending for Capt. James A. Draper
BOUNTIFUL — Funeral services are pending for Capt. James Aaron Draper, 26, Homestead Air Force Base, Fla., who was killed July 11 when the U.S. Air Force jet fighter he was flying crashed of Key West, Fla. Born Feb. 22, 1940, Ft. Pierce Fla. Survivors: father, Earl L. Draper, Bountiful; mother, Mrs. L. Leona McCullers Draper, Ft. Pierce; sisters, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Ft. Pierce.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 16, 1966
Services for James A. Draper
Bountiful — Funeral services for James Aaron Draper, 26, 252 E. 650 North, Bountiful, who died of injuries suffered in a plane crash July 11 in Key West, Fla., will be Wednesday, 11 a.m. at the Union Mortuary. Friends call Wednesday, 1 hour prior to services. Burial Bountiful Memorial Park Cemetery. Born Feb. 22, 1940 at Fort Pierce, Fla. To Earl L. and Leona McCullers Draper. Graduate, Fort Pearce High School, Viet Nam pilot 1½ years, member LDS Church, president Aero Club. Survivors: mother, Bountiful; father, Ogden; sisters, Mrs. Blaine (Gail) Conover, Midvale, Mrs. Kent (Barbara) Jorgensen, Ephraim; grandmother, Mrs. Lela McCullers, Fort Pierce, Fla.
—From the files of The Salt Lake Tribune, July 25m, 1966, Page 35
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