4 Men of 281st Army Air Force Base Unit -- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio TX
N 29° 28.680 W 098° 25.891
14R E 555113 N 3261080
A single tombstone for the four men of a flight crew from the 281st Army Air Force Base Unit who died in a plane crash stands at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio TX
Waymark Code: WMXP6H
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2018
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Four men of a flight crew from the 281st Army Air Force Base Unit died in a plane crash on 1 July 1945. Their recovered remains are buried in a single grave at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio Texas.
The tombstone reads as follows:
"Rex M. Tharp
Frederick H. Jacoby
First Lieutenants
Joseph N. Andruskevich
Merle W. Sullivan
Staff Sergeants
218 AAF Base Unit
Air Corps
Killed in Airplane Crash
July 1, 1945"
We could not find out any more information about this crash.
Type of Death Listed: Accident
Website (if available): Not listed
Cause of death inscription on headstone: Not listed
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