Capt Howard K. Grasher (1921-1958) - Find a Grave Memorial

Capt Howard K. Grasher Veteran

Birth

1 Dec 1921

Ohio, USA

Death

19 Sep 1958 (aged 36)

France

Burial

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park

Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Add to Map

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Westlawn Section

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Captain Grasher was killed in the line of
duty, piloting U.S. Air Force C-130A-8-LF
Hercules #56-0526 when he was collided with
by a French Air Force fighter jet and crashed
in France. Five Air Force personnel and one
passenger (Army?) aboard perished.

314 Troop Carrier Wing.

The other crew members who perished were:

1st Lt Elmer E Fawcett
1st Lt Charles W Tillou
A1C Robert W Hancock
A2C Frank M Braun
(The name of the passenger is unknown at this time)

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MICHIGAN
CAPTAIN 41 TRP CARR SQ AF
WORLD WAR II KOREA BSM

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Ruth Joan Fawcett Grasher

1929–2008

Siblings

Gladys Marie Grasher Hansen

1923–1999

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Walter Harold Grasher

Erna Julia Krueger Grasher Sullivan

Ruth Joan Fawcett Grasher

Gladys Marie Grasher Hansen

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Walter Harold Grasher

Erna Julia Krueger Grasher Sullivan

Ruth Joan Fawcett Grasher

Gladys Marie Grasher Hansen

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