George E. M. Kelly - San Antonio National Cemetery - San Antonio, Tx - Graves Mentioning a Cause of Death on Waymarking.com

This grey granite marker is located near the center of the entry rotary in the San Antonio National Cemetery. The text of the marker reads:

(crossed rifles)
George E.M. Kelly
2d Lieut, 30th U.S. Infantry
Born Dec. 11 1878
Killed May 10, 1911
on aeronautical duty at
San Antonio, Texas

From Wikipedia:
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"George Edward Maurice Kelly (11 December 1878 – 10 May 1911) was the twelfth pilot of the U.S. Army's Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps and the first member of the U.S. military killed in the crash of an airplane he was piloting. He was the second U.S. Army aviation fatality, preceded by Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge who was killed while flying as an observer in a Wright Flyer piloted by Orville Wright on 17 September 1908."

Type of Death Listed: Accident Website (if available): [Web Link] Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed

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