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Capt Hugh Leonard Broyles

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Capt Hugh Leonard Broyles

Birth
Death
21 Nov 1960 (aged 34)
Burial
Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA
Memorial ID
48485831 View Source

BROYLES, HUGH LEONARD age 34 yrs. was killed in a place crash near Lopaz, Bolivia 21 Nov 1960. Burial with full military honors in the Evergreen Cemetery in Luray. Captain Broyles was one of 3 Americans killed in the crash of a twin engine plane of the U. S. Military Mission after it caught fire in mid air & crashed. He was chief of the geodetic survey of Rangoon. He was born 04 Dec 1925 s/o Mrs. Mary Somers Broyles & the late Vernon Broyles. He enlisted in the U. S. Army on 24 Mar 1944 at the age of 19. Brothers, Clifford Broyles & John Broyles both at home. Sisters, Mrs. John (Helen) Holden of Silver Spring, Md., Mrs. Daniel (Marie) Aleshire of Luray, Mrs. Grant (Joyce) Mathews of Sacramento, Ca., Mrs. John (Betty) Sorrentino of Nulley, NJ. & Mrs. James (Lois) Huff of Saratoga, CA. (PNC issue 01 Dec 1960)

BROYLES, HUGH LEONARD age 34 yrs. was killed in a place crash near Lopaz, Bolivia 21 Nov 1960. Burial with full military honors in the Evergreen Cemetery in Luray. Captain Broyles was one of 3 Americans killed in the crash of a twin engine plane of the U. S. Military Mission after it caught fire in mid air & crashed. He was chief of the geodetic survey of Rangoon. He was born 04 Dec 1925 s/o Mrs. Mary Somers Broyles & the late Vernon Broyles. He enlisted in the U. S. Army on 24 Mar 1944 at the age of 19. Brothers, Clifford Broyles & John Broyles both at home. Sisters, Mrs. John (Helen) Holden of Silver Spring, Md., Mrs. Daniel (Marie) Aleshire of Luray, Mrs. Grant (Joyce) Mathews of Sacramento, Ca., Mrs. John (Betty) Sorrentino of Nulley, NJ. & Mrs. James (Lois) Huff of Saratoga, CA. (PNC issue 01 Dec 1960)

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  • Maintained by: Shock
  • Originally Created by: JAC
  • Added: 21 Feb 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 48485831
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48485831/hugh-leonard-broyles: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Hugh Leonard Broyles (4 Dec 1925–21 Nov 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48485831, citing Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Shock (contributor 47473371).