Spencer was a passenger on flight C-54G (#45-528).
He resided in Nottoway County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 13, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Spencer died in the "Line Of Duty" when he was flying home from the war when the C-54G which he was on struck a mountain near Chhukka, Bhutan due to pilot error, killing all 44 on board.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on February 3, 1950 with 29 others also killed on this flight.
Spencer also has a memroial marker at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Virginia.
Service # 33125690.
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Those interred in this plot include (30):
Benjamin, Harold F., Sgt, New York
Beyer, Herman E., S/Sgt, California
Burkhardt, Charles H., Sgt, New York
Cambron, Adrien D., Sgt, Kentucky
Doolan, Samuel H., Jr., Pfc, Florida
Fisk, Francis P., FO, Oregon
France, Richard K., Sgt, D.C.
Frank, Warren L., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fulton, Charles M., FO, Wyoming
Grainger, Frederick C., FO, Michigan
Gunn, Spencer R., S/Sgt, Virginia
Hassell, George L., Pfc, Virginia
Howell, Hilary E., Sgt, Tennessee
Huff, James F., Sgt, Indiana
Kramer, Nathan, Corp, Pennsylvania
Luca, Ralph J., T/Sgt, New York
Mallard, Roger C., Sgt, Texas
Marshall, Theodore A., 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
McGee, James E., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
McHenry, Beverly A., Cadet, Wisconsin
Miller, William F., Sgt, Kansas
Moser, Frank L., Sgt, Montana
O'Callaghan, Daniel F., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Osborne, Robert E., Pfc, Maine
Ratliff, Euel I., FO, Oklahoma
Ross, Chester E., Corp, Arkansas
Roth, Warren A., Capt, Pilot, Minnesota
Selanders, Paul D., S/Sgt, Ohio
Setzer, Thomas C., Sgt, California
Smith, Robert L., Sgt, Texas
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The others killed on this flight include (14):
Bell, James R., Corp, California
Diamont, Adam T., Sgt, Massachusetts
Fischer, William J., Corp, Illinois
Goodrich, Philo A., FO, Wyoming
Harrigan, Robert G., S/Sgt, Connecticut
Hulslander, Howard F., Jr., FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Jenkins, Joseph A., Jr., Sgt, Mississippi
Jones, Harry E., FO, Arizona
Kui, Kee N., Pfc, New York
Lee, Iradell, Corp, North Carolina
O'Hara, William T., Jr., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Occhialini, William B., Sgt, Massachusetts
Owens, John S., Jr., FO, Kentucky
Peloquin, Joseph N., Pvt, Rhode Island
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
He resided in Nottoway County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 13, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Spencer died in the "Line Of Duty" when he was flying home from the war when the C-54G which he was on struck a mountain near Chhukka, Bhutan due to pilot error, killing all 44 on board.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on February 3, 1950 with 29 others also killed on this flight.
Spencer also has a memroial marker at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Virginia.
Service # 33125690.
~
Those interred in this plot include (30):
Benjamin, Harold F., Sgt, New York
Beyer, Herman E., S/Sgt, California
Burkhardt, Charles H., Sgt, New York
Cambron, Adrien D., Sgt, Kentucky
Doolan, Samuel H., Jr., Pfc, Florida
Fisk, Francis P., FO, Oregon
France, Richard K., Sgt, D.C.
Frank, Warren L., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fulton, Charles M., FO, Wyoming
Grainger, Frederick C., FO, Michigan
Gunn, Spencer R., S/Sgt, Virginia
Hassell, George L., Pfc, Virginia
Howell, Hilary E., Sgt, Tennessee
Huff, James F., Sgt, Indiana
Kramer, Nathan, Corp, Pennsylvania
Luca, Ralph J., T/Sgt, New York
Mallard, Roger C., Sgt, Texas
Marshall, Theodore A., 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
McGee, James E., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
McHenry, Beverly A., Cadet, Wisconsin
Miller, William F., Sgt, Kansas
Moser, Frank L., Sgt, Montana
O'Callaghan, Daniel F., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Osborne, Robert E., Pfc, Maine
Ratliff, Euel I., FO, Oklahoma
Ross, Chester E., Corp, Arkansas
Roth, Warren A., Capt, Pilot, Minnesota
Selanders, Paul D., S/Sgt, Ohio
Setzer, Thomas C., Sgt, California
Smith, Robert L., Sgt, Texas
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The others killed on this flight include (14):
Bell, James R., Corp, California
Diamont, Adam T., Sgt, Massachusetts
Fischer, William J., Corp, Illinois
Goodrich, Philo A., FO, Wyoming
Harrigan, Robert G., S/Sgt, Connecticut
Hulslander, Howard F., Jr., FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Jenkins, Joseph A., Jr., Sgt, Mississippi
Jones, Harry E., FO, Arizona
Kui, Kee N., Pfc, New York
Lee, Iradell, Corp, North Carolina
O'Hara, William T., Jr., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Occhialini, William B., Sgt, Massachusetts
Owens, John S., Jr., FO, Kentucky
Peloquin, Joseph N., Pvt, Rhode Island
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
Spencer was a passenger on flight C-54G (#45-528).
He resided in Nottoway County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 13, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Spencer died in the "Line Of Duty" when he was flying home from the war when the C-54G which he was on struck a mountain near Chhukka, Bhutan due to pilot error, killing all 44 on board.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on February 3, 1950 with 29 others also killed on this flight.
Spencer also has a memroial marker at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Virginia.
Service # 33125690.
~
Those interred in this plot include (30):
Benjamin, Harold F., Sgt, New York
Beyer, Herman E., S/Sgt, California
Burkhardt, Charles H., Sgt, New York
Cambron, Adrien D., Sgt, Kentucky
Doolan, Samuel H., Jr., Pfc, Florida
Fisk, Francis P., FO, Oregon
France, Richard K., Sgt, D.C.
Frank, Warren L., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fulton, Charles M., FO, Wyoming
Grainger, Frederick C., FO, Michigan
Gunn, Spencer R., S/Sgt, Virginia
Hassell, George L., Pfc, Virginia
Howell, Hilary E., Sgt, Tennessee
Huff, James F., Sgt, Indiana
Kramer, Nathan, Corp, Pennsylvania
Luca, Ralph J., T/Sgt, New York
Mallard, Roger C., Sgt, Texas
Marshall, Theodore A., 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
McGee, James E., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
McHenry, Beverly A., Cadet, Wisconsin
Miller, William F., Sgt, Kansas
Moser, Frank L., Sgt, Montana
O'Callaghan, Daniel F., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Osborne, Robert E., Pfc, Maine
Ratliff, Euel I., FO, Oklahoma
Ross, Chester E., Corp, Arkansas
Roth, Warren A., Capt, Pilot, Minnesota
Selanders, Paul D., S/Sgt, Ohio
Setzer, Thomas C., Sgt, California
Smith, Robert L., Sgt, Texas
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The others killed on this flight include (14):
Bell, James R., Corp, California
Diamont, Adam T., Sgt, Massachusetts
Fischer, William J., Corp, Illinois
Goodrich, Philo A., FO, Wyoming
Harrigan, Robert G., S/Sgt, Connecticut
Hulslander, Howard F., Jr., FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Jenkins, Joseph A., Jr., Sgt, Mississippi
Jones, Harry E., FO, Arizona
Kui, Kee N., Pfc, New York
Lee, Iradell, Corp, North Carolina
O'Hara, William T., Jr., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Occhialini, William B., Sgt, Massachusetts
Owens, John S., Jr., FO, Kentucky
Peloquin, Joseph N., Pvt, Rhode Island
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
He resided in Nottoway County, Virginia prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 13, 1942 in Richmond, Virginia. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Sales clerk and also as Single, with dependents.
Spencer died in the "Line Of Duty" when he was flying home from the war when the C-54G which he was on struck a mountain near Chhukka, Bhutan due to pilot error, killing all 44 on board.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on February 3, 1950 with 29 others also killed on this flight.
Spencer also has a memroial marker at Lakeview Cemetery in Blackstone, Virginia.
Service # 33125690.
~
Those interred in this plot include (30):
Benjamin, Harold F., Sgt, New York
Beyer, Herman E., S/Sgt, California
Burkhardt, Charles H., Sgt, New York
Cambron, Adrien D., Sgt, Kentucky
Doolan, Samuel H., Jr., Pfc, Florida
Fisk, Francis P., FO, Oregon
France, Richard K., Sgt, D.C.
Frank, Warren L., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fulton, Charles M., FO, Wyoming
Grainger, Frederick C., FO, Michigan
Gunn, Spencer R., S/Sgt, Virginia
Hassell, George L., Pfc, Virginia
Howell, Hilary E., Sgt, Tennessee
Huff, James F., Sgt, Indiana
Kramer, Nathan, Corp, Pennsylvania
Luca, Ralph J., T/Sgt, New York
Mallard, Roger C., Sgt, Texas
Marshall, Theodore A., 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania
McGee, James E., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
McHenry, Beverly A., Cadet, Wisconsin
Miller, William F., Sgt, Kansas
Moser, Frank L., Sgt, Montana
O'Callaghan, Daniel F., S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Osborne, Robert E., Pfc, Maine
Ratliff, Euel I., FO, Oklahoma
Ross, Chester E., Corp, Arkansas
Roth, Warren A., Capt, Pilot, Minnesota
Selanders, Paul D., S/Sgt, Ohio
Setzer, Thomas C., Sgt, California
Smith, Robert L., Sgt, Texas
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The others killed on this flight include (14):
Bell, James R., Corp, California
Diamont, Adam T., Sgt, Massachusetts
Fischer, William J., Corp, Illinois
Goodrich, Philo A., FO, Wyoming
Harrigan, Robert G., S/Sgt, Connecticut
Hulslander, Howard F., Jr., FO, Co-Pilot, New York
Jenkins, Joseph A., Jr., Sgt, Mississippi
Jones, Harry E., FO, Arizona
Kui, Kee N., Pfc, New York
Lee, Iradell, Corp, North Carolina
O'Hara, William T., Jr., Sgt, Pennsylvania
Occhialini, William B., Sgt, Massachusetts
Owens, John S., Jr., FO, Kentucky
Peloquin, Joseph N., Pvt, Rhode Island
(Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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