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Herbert Marion Wassom

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Herbert Marion Wassom

Birth
Spring City, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Death
17 Aug 1988 (aged 49)
Punjab, Pakistan
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section 5 Site 151-B, Map Grid W 36
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Brigadier General US Army. He was killed in 1988 when an airplane on which he was a passenger, along with the President of Pakistan, Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, and Arnold L. Raphel the ambassador to Pakistan exploded in mid-air. The plane was apparenly the target of extremists in Pakistan and was either downed by a missile or a bomb that had been placed aboard.
Brigadier General US Army. He was killed in 1988 when an airplane on which he was a passenger, along with the President of Pakistan, Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, and Arnold L. Raphel the ambassador to Pakistan exploded in mid-air. The plane was apparenly the target of extremists in Pakistan and was either downed by a missile or a bomb that had been placed aboard.

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  • Maintained by: Cindy King
  • Added: Mar 19, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4787/herbert_marion-wassom: accessed ), memorial page for Herbert Marion Wassom (20 Dec 1938–17 Aug 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4787, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Cindy King (contributor 46817864).