CPL Betty Walker Driskill (1910-1943)

CPL Betty Walker Driskill Veteran

Birth

20 Mar 1910

Virginia, USA

Death

20 Sep 1943 (aged 33)

Stewartsville, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Spring Creek Cemetery

Darlington Heights, Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

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Nurse killed aboard C-53D Skytrooper #42-68729, in
a takeoff accident at the Laurinburg-Maxton
Army Airfield, North Carolina.

Pilot Lt. John Reynolds attempted to avoid a
collision with a towed glider, but his evasive
actions caused the transport to stall and crash
into the woods.

All 25 Army personnel aboard perished.

All 25 Army personnel aboard perished include:

Capt William N Roberts 117356798
1Lt Ralph G Roiland 117357340
2Lt Robert G White 117369684
2Lt Frank W Nellis 117364851
SSgt Fred R MacIntyre 117370648
Cpl Betty W Driskill 117372446
Cpl Albert E Nies 117373011
Pvt James J Bacon 117378918
~
Service ID: A-405668.

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CPL, ARMY NURSE CORPS WORLD WAR II

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Rebecca D Wilkerson

1908–1987

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