Christensen, Dale Elling
Air Force Major sergeant

Dale Elling Christensen, age 36, from Layton, Utah, Salt Lake county.

Parents: Clyde E. and Elva Kearn Christensen
Spouse: Joyce M. (Peterson), married Jan. 18, 1955 in Evanston, Wyoming
Children: Dennis E., Debra J., Stephanie L.

Service era: Vietnam
Military history: Entered the Air Force in 1951 after serving four years in Korea. He was released in 1955 and re-enlisted in 1957.

Date of death: Thursday, April 2, 1970
Death details: Killed in an airplace crash during hostile action in Vietnam.

Source: National Archives, Ogden Standard Examiner (1970)