Sgt. Robert C. Washburn, of Lansing, Mich., attached to Carlstrom aviation field fell three thousand feet to his death while attempting a parachute drop from an airplane. The attempted feat was in connection with a two day field program being carried out by flyers of the army base. The accident was witnessed by several thousand spectators.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday March 3, 1922 Page 3
Staff Sergeant, U.S. WW Vet.
March 15, 2022
"Birth verification (didn't find a birth reg): 'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (https://family search.org/ark:/61903/1:1:PF9X-95B : accessed 20 September 2015), Robert Washborn, 24 Feb 1922; citing Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida, reference cn1347; FHL microfilm 2.116,233.
Name: Robert Washborn
Event Date: February 24, 1922
Event Place: Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida
Gender: Male (original) white
Race: White
Age (Original) 22y 11m 9d
Birth Date: March 15, 1899
Birthplace: Snowflake, Michigan
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Soldier. U.S. Army
Address: 508 Clifford St.
Residence Place: Lansing, Mich.
Burial Date: February 25, 1922
Additional Relatives : X
Florida Deaths1877-1939 GS Film number 2116233 Reference ID cn1347=no image available...........I see that Snowflake is in Antrim County Michigan."
Information supplied by Judy Barrette-Flint (48090897). Thanx
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday March 3, 1922 Page 3
Staff Sergeant, U.S. WW Vet.
March 15, 2022
"Birth verification (didn't find a birth reg): 'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (https://family search.org/ark:/61903/1:1:PF9X-95B : accessed 20 September 2015), Robert Washborn, 24 Feb 1922; citing Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida, reference cn1347; FHL microfilm 2.116,233.
Name: Robert Washborn
Event Date: February 24, 1922
Event Place: Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida
Gender: Male (original) white
Race: White
Age (Original) 22y 11m 9d
Birth Date: March 15, 1899
Birthplace: Snowflake, Michigan
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Soldier. U.S. Army
Address: 508 Clifford St.
Residence Place: Lansing, Mich.
Burial Date: February 25, 1922
Additional Relatives : X
Florida Deaths1877-1939 GS Film number 2116233 Reference ID cn1347=no image available...........I see that Snowflake is in Antrim County Michigan."
Information supplied by Judy Barrette-Flint (48090897). Thanx
Sgt. Robert C. Washburn, of Lansing, Mich., attached to Carlstrom aviation field fell three thousand feet to his death while attempting a parachute drop from an airplane. The attempted feat was in connection with a two day field program being carried out by flyers of the army base. The accident was witnessed by several thousand spectators.
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday March 3, 1922 Page 3
Staff Sergeant, U.S. WW Vet.
March 15, 2022
"Birth verification (didn't find a birth reg): 'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (https://family search.org/ark:/61903/1:1:PF9X-95B : accessed 20 September 2015), Robert Washborn, 24 Feb 1922; citing Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida, reference cn1347; FHL microfilm 2.116,233.
Name: Robert Washborn
Event Date: February 24, 1922
Event Place: Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida
Gender: Male (original) white
Race: White
Age (Original) 22y 11m 9d
Birth Date: March 15, 1899
Birthplace: Snowflake, Michigan
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Soldier. U.S. Army
Address: 508 Clifford St.
Residence Place: Lansing, Mich.
Burial Date: February 25, 1922
Additional Relatives : X
Florida Deaths1877-1939 GS Film number 2116233 Reference ID cn1347=no image available...........I see that Snowflake is in Antrim County Michigan."
Information supplied by Judy Barrette-Flint (48090897). Thanx
The Bradford County Telegraph
Starke, Florida
Friday March 3, 1922 Page 3
Staff Sergeant, U.S. WW Vet.
March 15, 2022
"Birth verification (didn't find a birth reg): 'Florida Deaths, 1877-1939,' database, FamilySearch (https://family search.org/ark:/61903/1:1:PF9X-95B : accessed 20 September 2015), Robert Washborn, 24 Feb 1922; citing Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida, reference cn1347; FHL microfilm 2.116,233.
Name: Robert Washborn
Event Date: February 24, 1922
Event Place: Arcadia, Carlstrom Field, Desoto, Florida
Gender: Male (original) white
Race: White
Age (Original) 22y 11m 9d
Birth Date: March 15, 1899
Birthplace: Snowflake, Michigan
Marital Status: Divorced
Occupation: Soldier. U.S. Army
Address: 508 Clifford St.
Residence Place: Lansing, Mich.
Burial Date: February 25, 1922
Additional Relatives : X
Florida Deaths1877-1939 GS Film number 2116233 Reference ID cn1347=no image available...........I see that Snowflake is in Antrim County Michigan."
Information supplied by Judy Barrette-Flint (48090897). Thanx
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