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Donald Ray Ballard

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Donald Ray Ballard Veteran

Birth
Death
22 May 1962 (aged 22)
Ebersberg, Landkreis Ebersberg, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA Add to Map
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Donald served in the Navy from 29 May 1958 to 22 May 1962. Aviation Electronics Technician, Second Class. His father was Samuel Warren Ballard.The Casper Tribune-Herald
Wednesday, May 23, 1962
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Jeffrey City Man Killed in Crash

Washington (AP) - A Jeffrey City, Wyo., Navy man was among those killed in the crash of a U.S. Navy plane in West Germany Tuesday, the Pentagon announced.

Aviation Electronic Technician 3 C Donald Ray Ballard was one of 22 Navy men and four Army specialists who died in the flaming crash near the south Bavarian town of Ebersberg. All bodies were recovered from the wreckage.
Donald served in the Navy from 29 May 1958 to 22 May 1962. Aviation Electronics Technician, Second Class. His father was Samuel Warren Ballard.The Casper Tribune-Herald
Wednesday, May 23, 1962
Page 1

Jeffrey City Man Killed in Crash

Washington (AP) - A Jeffrey City, Wyo., Navy man was among those killed in the crash of a U.S. Navy plane in West Germany Tuesday, the Pentagon announced.

Aviation Electronic Technician 3 C Donald Ray Ballard was one of 22 Navy men and four Army specialists who died in the flaming crash near the south Bavarian town of Ebersberg. All bodies were recovered from the wreckage.


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