Tag: Bethlehem Pennsylvania

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Schuler, John David
Army Recruit

John David Schuler, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Edward G. and Myrtle B. Schuler

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Rice, Albert John
Army Recruit

Albert John Rice, age 21, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: William and Elizabeth (Hock) Rice

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Placotaria, Michael John
Army Recruit

Michael John Placotaria, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: John and Lena Placatoris

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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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)

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Kranch Jr., Leroy Walter
Army Recruit

Leroy Walter Kranch Jr., age 17, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

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: Associated Press (1961), New York Daily News (1961)

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Kobli, Stephen Michael
Army Recruit

Stephen Michael Kobli, age 19, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Joseph J. and Grace (Kocsis) Kobli Jr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Notre Dame High

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. He was half-brother of another recruit on the plane, Joseph J. Champion

Source: Associated Press (1961), New York Daily News (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Kobli III, Joseph J.
Army Recruit

Joseph J. Kobli III, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Gasda, Thomas David
Army Recruit

Thomas David Gasda, age 23, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Francis D. and Marie (Niles) Gasda

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Doyle, Donald Francis
Army Recruit

Donald Francis Doyle, age 22, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

Parents: Eleanor Doyle

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: Associated Press (1961), Allentown Morning Call (1961)

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Cunningham, Joseph J.
Army Recruit

Joseph J. Cunningham from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Northampton county.

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: Associated Press (1961)