Thirteen Army airmen and one civilian were
killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed
in rugged terrain, 16 km. southeast of Carlos
Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá,
while on a flight from Paraguay to Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in
a common grave at Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery in 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelson, pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King, Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Kline
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe, Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. Charles W Brown
Cpl. David S Kellogg
PFC Theodore H Leopold
killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed
in rugged terrain, 16 km. southeast of Carlos
Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá,
while on a flight from Paraguay to Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in
a common grave at Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery in 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelson, pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King, Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Kline
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe, Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. Charles W Brown
Cpl. David S Kellogg
PFC Theodore H Leopold
Thirteen Army airmen and one civilian were
killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed
in rugged terrain, 16 km. southeast of Carlos
Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá,
while on a flight from Paraguay to Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in
a common grave at Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery in 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelson, pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King, Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Kline
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe, Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. Charles W Brown
Cpl. David S Kellogg
PFC Theodore H Leopold
killed when C-47B Skytrain #43-48602 crashed
in rugged terrain, 16 km. southeast of Carlos
Pellegrini, Argentina, near Esteros del Iberá,
while on a flight from Paraguay to Uruguay.
The entire crew were later laid to rest in
a common grave at Zachary Taylor National
Cemetery in 1948:
1st Lt. Orville A Michelson, pilot
1st Lt. Zane W Gilcher
1st Lt. Earl S King, Jr
1st Lt. Reuben Kline
1st Lt. Chester F Lowe, Jr
1st Lt. William B Nunemaker
T/Sgt. Richard W Schweitzer
Sgt. Frank G Dubinskas
Sgt. James R Roberson
S/Sgt. Clarence J Setko
Cpl. Charles W Brown
Cpl. David S Kellogg
PFC Theodore H Leopold
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