Kirkman, Harold G.
Navy Aviation structural mechanic 1st class
Harold G. Kirkman, age 27, from Kernersville, North Carolina, Forsyth county.
Spouse: Kathryn Y. Kirkman
Children: Three children
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, November 8, 1961
Death details: Among 11 Navy men killed when their Neptune bomber plunged into the oceans 100 miles off Virginia. The two-engine, long-range bomber was taking part in an antisubmarine training mission with the carrier Lake Champlain.
Source: Associated Press (1961), Portland Press Herald (1961)