The Daily Journal (Franklin IN) 2 Dec 1974, Mon. pg 1 Excerpts
Tragedy Touches Family of Whiteland Serviceman
By Ric Burrous – Journal Staff Writer
Danny Dube of Whiteland died Sunday in the crash of a plane he never wanted to ride.
Danny was 18 years old, a member of the U.S. Army and a young man on his way to the next step up the Army ladder. He missed by 20 miles of Virginia countryside.
To most readers, Daniel W. Dube, Whiteland, will be just another in a long list of names and addresses of victims of this particular plane crash. Flight 514 from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., was filled with 91 other such names and addresses.
But to a family of seven in Whiteland and Greenwood, Danny Dube was more than a name and an address.
To Arthur J. Dube, Danny was a son serving in the U.S. Army, a high and honorable calling for the son of a veteran of Korea, a man proud of service to his county.
To his mother, Maxine, an employee at the Turtle Creek Convalescent Home, he was the oldest of her four sons, the second of her five children. She, like her husband, was proud of Danny's decision to follow in his father's footsteps in the army.
To his older sister, Meredith Cox, Danny's death meant that her family would have to feel the personal suffering that she sees "everyday" as a student nurse at General Hospital in Indianapolis.
To his 17-year-old brother, Joe, Danny was a model for him to follow. Joe had planned to enter the army today, nearly three months after his older brother.
To 13-year-old Mark, Danny was the older brother they could look up to with pride, hoping that they could be just like him when they grew older.
To brother-in-law, Gary Cox, Danny's death meant long hours accompanying his father-in-law as they picked up the bits of Danny's life that could aid searchers in the identification of the young man's body in the wreckage.
NOT EAGER-----
Danny was no stranger to flying, but he wasn't eager to take Flight 514. Perhaps it was the weather or perhaps a premonition, but Danny told his family that he didn't want to board the plane.
Danny was home on leave for the holidays before he began his advanced individual training at Ft. Belvoir in Washington, D.C.
He hoped to eventually become a power generator operator in the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
ENLISTMENT - -----
His September 6 enlistment was his second attempt to join the army. He first joined Nov. 5, 1973, but was discharged over one month later due to a necessary operation.
Between the medical discharge and his re-enlistment, he completed his high school education and received his diploma from the state of Indiana……
[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429]
Tragedy Touches Family of Whiteland Serviceman
By Ric Burrous – Journal Staff Writer
Danny Dube of Whiteland died Sunday in the crash of a plane he never wanted to ride.
Danny was 18 years old, a member of the U.S. Army and a young man on his way to the next step up the Army ladder. He missed by 20 miles of Virginia countryside.
To most readers, Daniel W. Dube, Whiteland, will be just another in a long list of names and addresses of victims of this particular plane crash. Flight 514 from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., was filled with 91 other such names and addresses.
But to a family of seven in Whiteland and Greenwood, Danny Dube was more than a name and an address.
To Arthur J. Dube, Danny was a son serving in the U.S. Army, a high and honorable calling for the son of a veteran of Korea, a man proud of service to his county.
To his mother, Maxine, an employee at the Turtle Creek Convalescent Home, he was the oldest of her four sons, the second of her five children. She, like her husband, was proud of Danny's decision to follow in his father's footsteps in the army.
To his older sister, Meredith Cox, Danny's death meant that her family would have to feel the personal suffering that she sees "everyday" as a student nurse at General Hospital in Indianapolis.
To his 17-year-old brother, Joe, Danny was a model for him to follow. Joe had planned to enter the army today, nearly three months after his older brother.
To 13-year-old Mark, Danny was the older brother they could look up to with pride, hoping that they could be just like him when they grew older.
To brother-in-law, Gary Cox, Danny's death meant long hours accompanying his father-in-law as they picked up the bits of Danny's life that could aid searchers in the identification of the young man's body in the wreckage.
NOT EAGER-----
Danny was no stranger to flying, but he wasn't eager to take Flight 514. Perhaps it was the weather or perhaps a premonition, but Danny told his family that he didn't want to board the plane.
Danny was home on leave for the holidays before he began his advanced individual training at Ft. Belvoir in Washington, D.C.
He hoped to eventually become a power generator operator in the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
ENLISTMENT - -----
His September 6 enlistment was his second attempt to join the army. He first joined Nov. 5, 1973, but was discharged over one month later due to a necessary operation.
Between the medical discharge and his re-enlistment, he completed his high school education and received his diploma from the state of Indiana……
[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429]
The Daily Journal (Franklin IN) 2 Dec 1974, Mon. pg 1 Excerpts
Tragedy Touches Family of Whiteland Serviceman
By Ric Burrous – Journal Staff Writer
Danny Dube of Whiteland died Sunday in the crash of a plane he never wanted to ride.
Danny was 18 years old, a member of the U.S. Army and a young man on his way to the next step up the Army ladder. He missed by 20 miles of Virginia countryside.
To most readers, Daniel W. Dube, Whiteland, will be just another in a long list of names and addresses of victims of this particular plane crash. Flight 514 from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., was filled with 91 other such names and addresses.
But to a family of seven in Whiteland and Greenwood, Danny Dube was more than a name and an address.
To Arthur J. Dube, Danny was a son serving in the U.S. Army, a high and honorable calling for the son of a veteran of Korea, a man proud of service to his county.
To his mother, Maxine, an employee at the Turtle Creek Convalescent Home, he was the oldest of her four sons, the second of her five children. She, like her husband, was proud of Danny's decision to follow in his father's footsteps in the army.
To his older sister, Meredith Cox, Danny's death meant that her family would have to feel the personal suffering that she sees "everyday" as a student nurse at General Hospital in Indianapolis.
To his 17-year-old brother, Joe, Danny was a model for him to follow. Joe had planned to enter the army today, nearly three months after his older brother.
To 13-year-old Mark, Danny was the older brother they could look up to with pride, hoping that they could be just like him when they grew older.
To brother-in-law, Gary Cox, Danny's death meant long hours accompanying his father-in-law as they picked up the bits of Danny's life that could aid searchers in the identification of the young man's body in the wreckage.
NOT EAGER-----
Danny was no stranger to flying, but he wasn't eager to take Flight 514. Perhaps it was the weather or perhaps a premonition, but Danny told his family that he didn't want to board the plane.
Danny was home on leave for the holidays before he began his advanced individual training at Ft. Belvoir in Washington, D.C.
He hoped to eventually become a power generator operator in the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
ENLISTMENT - -----
His September 6 enlistment was his second attempt to join the army. He first joined Nov. 5, 1973, but was discharged over one month later due to a necessary operation.
Between the medical discharge and his re-enlistment, he completed his high school education and received his diploma from the state of Indiana……
[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429]
Tragedy Touches Family of Whiteland Serviceman
By Ric Burrous – Journal Staff Writer
Danny Dube of Whiteland died Sunday in the crash of a plane he never wanted to ride.
Danny was 18 years old, a member of the U.S. Army and a young man on his way to the next step up the Army ladder. He missed by 20 miles of Virginia countryside.
To most readers, Daniel W. Dube, Whiteland, will be just another in a long list of names and addresses of victims of this particular plane crash. Flight 514 from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C., was filled with 91 other such names and addresses.
But to a family of seven in Whiteland and Greenwood, Danny Dube was more than a name and an address.
To Arthur J. Dube, Danny was a son serving in the U.S. Army, a high and honorable calling for the son of a veteran of Korea, a man proud of service to his county.
To his mother, Maxine, an employee at the Turtle Creek Convalescent Home, he was the oldest of her four sons, the second of her five children. She, like her husband, was proud of Danny's decision to follow in his father's footsteps in the army.
To his older sister, Meredith Cox, Danny's death meant that her family would have to feel the personal suffering that she sees "everyday" as a student nurse at General Hospital in Indianapolis.
To his 17-year-old brother, Joe, Danny was a model for him to follow. Joe had planned to enter the army today, nearly three months after his older brother.
To 13-year-old Mark, Danny was the older brother they could look up to with pride, hoping that they could be just like him when they grew older.
To brother-in-law, Gary Cox, Danny's death meant long hours accompanying his father-in-law as they picked up the bits of Danny's life that could aid searchers in the identification of the young man's body in the wreckage.
NOT EAGER-----
Danny was no stranger to flying, but he wasn't eager to take Flight 514. Perhaps it was the weather or perhaps a premonition, but Danny told his family that he didn't want to board the plane.
Danny was home on leave for the holidays before he began his advanced individual training at Ft. Belvoir in Washington, D.C.
He hoped to eventually become a power generator operator in the 101st Airborne Division stationed at Ft. Campbell, Ky.
ENLISTMENT - -----
His September 6 enlistment was his second attempt to join the army. He first joined Nov. 5, 1973, but was discharged over one month later due to a necessary operation.
Between the medical discharge and his re-enlistment, he completed his high school education and received his diploma from the state of Indiana……
[Provided by Mark McCrady #47714241 and Cathea Curry #47339429]
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