He was killed along with 5 other professional wrestlers who were on a flight coming from England to France to do a show

A USO plane flying from England to Paris crashed on March 3, 1945, killing 16
people. Those killed were George Matkovich, Jack Ross, Mrs. Ruth G. Donor, Lester
Chapman, H.A. Sabath, Gaius W. Young, Ben Reuben, Captain F.F. Foster, Lt. L.L.
Heideman, Spec/1c John Garfield Hope, Sgt. Albert J. McVey, 1st Lt. Robert
Dearstine, 1st Lt. Herbert H. Hirth, 1st Lt. Paul A. Mansell, PFC Alfred E. Barschdorf,
PFC Paul J. Heeger. The Associated Press reported that the European Division of
the Air Transport Command stated that this ended a safety run in which 5 million
miles of flying by that division had occurred a loss of life. Matkovich, Reuben, Young,
Chapman, and Ross were professional wrestlers.

He was killed along with 5 other professional wrestlers who were on a flight coming from England to France to do a show

A USO plane flying from England to Paris crashed on March 3, 1945, killing 16
people. Those killed were George Matkovich, Jack Ross, Mrs. Ruth G. Donor, Lester
Chapman, H.A. Sabath, Gaius W. Young, Ben Reuben, Captain F.F. Foster, Lt. L.L.
Heideman, Spec/1c John Garfield Hope, Sgt. Albert J. McVey, 1st Lt. Robert
Dearstine, 1st Lt. Herbert H. Hirth, 1st Lt. Paul A. Mansell, PFC Alfred E. Barschdorf,
PFC Paul J. Heeger. The Associated Press reported that the European Division of
the Air Transport Command stated that this ended a safety run in which 5 million
miles of flying by that division had occurred a loss of life. Matkovich, Reuben, Young,
Chapman, and Ross were professional wrestlers.