Promote & Preserve stories of U.S. fallen soldiers/sailors
Daniel N. Bader, age 25, from Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake county.
Parents: R. Gordon and Anita Bader
Service era: Cold War
Schools: Judge Memorial High (1976), Utah State University (1980)
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982)
Benjamin C. Berndt, age 24, from Norwalk, Connecticut, Fairfield county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Saint John’s in Norwalk
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), findagrave.com
Lyle A. Brunner, age 32, from Bainville, Montana, Roosevelt county.
Spouse: Katherine Diane (Andersen), married 1971
Children: Jason Brunner and Angela Brunner
Service era: Cold War
Schools: Hellgate High (1968) in Missoula, Gonzaga University, Spokane (masters 1982)
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Gardens
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), The Missoulian (1982)
Dennis E. Davis, age 34, from Hillsboro, Oregon, Washington county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Skyline Memorial Gardens in Portland
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), findagrave.com
Jere E. LeFever, age 42, from Conestoga, Pennsylvania, Lancaster county.
Parents: Roy W. Lever and Hilda Lefever
Spouse: Ann
Children: Three teenage daughters
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), Lancaster New Era (1982)
Peter M. Riley, age 23, from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Providence county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Saint Charles in Blackstone, Massachusetts
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), findagrave.com
Richard P. Jr. Robeson, age 27, from Freeport, Illinois, Stephenson county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Cemetery: Calvary in Dayton, Ohio
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982), findagrave.com
Scott A. Semmel, age 23, from Levittown, Pennsylvania, Bucks county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982)
James H. York, age 43, from South Bend, Indiana, Saint Joseph county.
Service era: Cold War
Date of death: Thursday, December 16, 1982
Death details: Among 9 crew members killed when their B-52 bomber crashed in a pasture near Mather Air Force Base, California.
Source: Charlotte News (1983), Lead Daily Call (1983), Lincoln Star (1982)