Motko, Thomas
Army Recruit

Thomas Motko, age 22, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lehigh county.

Parents: Michael Motko
Spouse: Mary Motko

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 77 killed in Richmond, Virginia when the engines aboard their plane failed and it crashed into marshland. The crew and passengers died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The flight was enroute from Baltimore to Columbia, South Carolina.

Source: Allentown Morning Call (1986)