Thirteen Army airmen and one civilian were killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed in rugged terrain, 16 kilometers southeast of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá, while on a flight from Asuncion, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in a common grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on May 10, 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelsen, Pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Klein
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Charles W Brown
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. David S Kellogg
Cpl. Theodore H Leopold
Entered the service from Massachusetts; Middlesex County; ASN 31139658
Enlisted at Boston, MA, July 17, 1942.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in a common grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on May 10, 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelsen, Pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Klein
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Charles W Brown
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. David S Kellogg
Cpl. Theodore H Leopold
Entered the service from Massachusetts; Middlesex County; ASN 31139658
Enlisted at Boston, MA, July 17, 1942.
Thirteen Army airmen and one civilian were killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed in rugged terrain, 16 kilometers southeast of Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá, while on a flight from Asuncion, Paraguay to Montevideo, Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in a common grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on May 10, 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelsen, Pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Klein
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Charles W Brown
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. David S Kellogg
Cpl. Theodore H Leopold
Entered the service from Massachusetts; Middlesex County; ASN 31139658
Enlisted at Boston, MA, July 17, 1942.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in a common grave at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery on May 10, 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelsen, Pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Klein
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Charles W Brown
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. David S Kellogg
Cpl. Theodore H Leopold
Entered the service from Massachusetts; Middlesex County; ASN 31139658
Enlisted at Boston, MA, July 17, 1942.
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CPL, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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