Charter plane crash 22 April 1966

Benoit, John H.
Army

John H. Benoit, age 18, from Essex County Lunenburg, Vermont .

Parents: Joel J. Beenoit

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Sunday, April 24, 1966
Death details: Died at Brooke Army Medical Center at San Antonio, Texas from injuries suffered day earlier when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), Pittsburgh Press (1966)

Dolecki, William F. Jr.
Army

William F. Jr. Dolecki, age 17, from Mahoning County Youngstown, Ohio .

Parents: William F. Dolecki Sr.

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), Plain Dealer (1966)

Leonas, Augustin
Army

Augustin Leonas from Pueblo County Pueblo, Colorado .

Parents: Daria U. Leonas

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966)

O’Hanlon, Steve D.
Army

Steve D. O’Hanlon, age 17, from Nassau County Sea Cliff, New York .

Parents: Richard O’Hanlon

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), Newsday (1966)

Valencia, Juan Domingo
Army

Juan Domingo Valencia, age 20, from Maricopa County Guadalupe, Arizona .

Parents: Maria Valencia

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Maria Valencia

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California
Cemetery: Guadalupe

Source: Associated Press (1966), Arizona Republic (1966)

Archuleta, Jose D.
Army

Jose D. Archuleta, age 20, from El Paso County Colorado Springs, Colorado .

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966)

Duncan, William P. Jr.
Army

William P. Jr. Duncan, age 19, from Monterey County Salinas, California .

Parents: William P. Duncan Sr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Modesto High graduate

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), Modesto Bee (1966)

Lindenburg, Mitchell
Army

Mitchell Lindenburg from Queens County Jamaica, New York .

Parents: Harry L. Lindenburg

Service era: Vietnam

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966)

Oropeza, Frank
Army

Frank Oropeza, age 19, from San Fancisco County San Francisco, California .

Parents: Frank and Rita Oropeza
Spouse: Betty Jo Oropeza

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Balboa High

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), San Francisco Examiner (1966)

Vaughn, David
Army

David Vaughn, age 17, from Cuyahoga County Ohio.

Parents: Kenyon Vaughn Sr.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: John Hay High

Date of death: Friday, April 22, 1966
Death details: Killed when an American Flyers airliner smashed into a mountainside southeast of Ardmore, Oklahoma. The plane was enroute to Fort Benning Georgia for Fort Ord, California

Source: Associated Press (1966), Plaine Dealer (1966)

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