RECORD SHATTERED Cause Unknown In Plane Crash
In Wilmington an army transport crash killed seventeen reservists from Ohio and Kentucky with two survivors. Eyewitnesses described a midair collision near Melvin as Langley AFB investigators arrived. The incident ended a 12 year no deaths safety record at Clinton County Air Force Base.
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Langley Air Force Base
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Clinton County Air Force Base
Paratroop Drop Accident Near Base Kills Eighth
Major Edward Hillman Jr. said a routine night paratroop drop near the end of the runways led to a collision between planes. Eight victims were Second Special Forces Group soldiers from Ft. Hayes Ohio. Weather had been rainy but was clear at impact. a fiery glow was seen from the crash six miles away.
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Edward Hillman Jr
Ft. Hayes
Columbus
Ohio
Maj. Hillman
Louis Fuller
Explosion scatters wreckage near Hook farm in card game incident
Wreckage rained down near the John Hook farm as an explosion lit the sky during a card game with Hook his wife Annabelle and visiting Paul Bennett from Springfield Ohio and his wife. The event disrupted the quiet afternoon with witnesses reporting a sudden blast.
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Annabelle
Hook
Paul Bennett
Springfield
Ohio
Victims Identified in Wilmington Air Crash
The Army and Air Force identified 17 service members killed in the Wilmington crash of two planes near Wilmington Ohio. Names include Staff Sgt. Richard F. Davis Staff Sgt. Clyde Grimes Lt Col Richard M Griswold Maj Woodson Gudgell Maj Stanley R Heismann Maj James A Hopkins Capt Robert L Timmons Maj Francis J Brock Capt Ernest B Milligen Pvt James W Kremer Lt Col Ray J Gaze Lt Donald B Becker Staff Sgt Joseph T Kelly Lt Col Samuel W Sardis Capt Calvin F Kemp Cpl Peter A Weart Staff Sgt William W Cornell and others. Officially listed as missing.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Army
Air Force
Here
Richard F. Davis
New Vienna
Ohn
Frank C. Davis
Otway
Clyde Grimes
Ned Drive
Dayton
Kittie Grimes
Nicholasville
Verna Marie Grimes
James A. Hopkins
Kensington Drive
Hopkins
Robert L. Timmons
Lincoln Rd
Columbus
Francis J. Brock
Shaw Afb
South Carolina
Ernest B. Milligen
Florence Ave
Carolyn Ann Milligan
Pic James W. Kremer
Ellery Drive
Ray J. Gaze
Francer
Pickerington
Donad B. Becker
West Duncan St
Joseph T. Kelly
Olentangy Blvd
Colum
Survivors named in Army casualty notice
Staff Sgt. William L. Zugelder, 37, of 15804 South Fountain Springfield Ohio, is listed as a survivor. Son of Mrs Mary M. Zugelder of 50 South Sgt. J C William Kremer Jr., a paratrooper, of 3148 Reis Ave Columbus Ohio.
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William L. Zugelder
South Fountain
Springfield
Ohio
Mary M. Zugelder
J. C. William Kremer Jr
Reis Ave
Columbus
Social Security Manager Retires in Hamilton
Mary Lloyd Lane retires after twenty years as manager of the Hamilton Social Security office due to ill health. She previously worked as an account clerk in Louisville and Middlesburg, Kentucky. Assistant manager Sid Manning will lead the office until a successor is chosen.
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Hamilton
Mary Lloyd Lane
Craig Drive
Lane
Social Security Administration
Louisville
Middlesburg
Sid Manning
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