Imperial Airlines Constellation crash

Monson, Theodore M. Jr.
Army Recruit

Theodore M. Jr. Monson, age 17, from North Bergen, New Jersey, Hudson county.

Parents: Theodore Monson

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)

Revilla, Aurelio
Army Recruit

Aurelio Revilla, age 23, from Palmer Township , Northampton county.

Parents: Frank and Mary Revilla

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Wilson High (1958)

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.
Cemetery: Gethsemane

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

Purcell, Patrick R.
Army Recruit

Patrick R. Purcell, age 22, from Passaic, New Jersey, Passaic 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)

Poole, Robert Vernon
Army Recruit

Robert Vernon Poole, age 25, from Front Royal, Virginia, Warren county.

Parents: James Poole
Children: Rex

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.
Cemetery: Prospect Hill in Front Royal

Source: Associated Press (1961), findagrave.com, Covington Virginian (1961)

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)

Petratscheck, Helmut
Army Recruit

Helmut Petratscheck, age 24, from Passaic, New Jersey, Passaic 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)

Pados, Steven Paul
Army Recruit

Steven Paul Pados, age 22, from Wayne, New Jersey, Passaic county.

Parents: Stephen Pados and Elizabeth R. Soveges

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.
Cemetery: Calvary in Paterson, New Jersey

Source: Associated Press (1961), Virginia death certificate

Olster, Bernard B.
Army Recruit

Bernard B. Olster, age 22, from Passaic, New Jersey, Passaic county.

Spouse: Engaged to Cynthia Freeman of Paterson, New Jersey

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)

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)

Moore, David
Army Recruit

David Moore, age 23, from Passaic, New Jersey, Passaic 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)

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