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C-124 crash shatters Christmas plans across grieving families
The disaster near Washington killed 85 service members, ending Christmas plans for several families. Betty Jean Stinnett of Alcoa Tennessee canceled her marriage to Airman Teddy Arnold as his parents were notified. Lt Arthur Lee Laird and Airman Paul Donahoe faced similar heartbreaks as they traveled home for holidays. James H Bradley planned to marry three months after meeting his fiancée at Mitchell Field before dying en route to Fort Worth.
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Washington
Alcoa
Tenn
Betty Jean Stinnett
Teddy Anolds
Arthire Lee Laird
San Antonio
Patricia Ann
Larson Air Force Base
C. L .Laird
Tomball
Tex
Paul Kenneth Donahoe
la Porte
James H. Bradley
Jamaica
N.Y
Fort Worth
Mitchell Field