The Anniston (AL) Star, 07 May 1943, Friday
A DUD SHELL KILLS THREE
Camp Rucker Soldiers Are Victims of Accidental Blast
CAMP RUCKER, Ala., May 7.--AP--The accidental detonation of a dud shell on the Camp Rucker firing range Tuesday caused the death of three enlisted men and injured seven others, including an officer, the Camp Public Relations Office reported today.
All the men were stationed at Camp Rucker.
Dead are Pvt. Edward Lee Tanner, 19, Atlanta, Ga., who had been in service since Jan. 15, 1943; Pvt. Donald T. Fredericks, 20, South Plainfield, N.J., in service since Jan. 21, 1943, and Pvt. Theodore F. Morton, 25, Emporia, Kas., in service since Dec. 23, 1940.
Next of kin have been notified, the Public Relations Office said.
The injured, now under treatment at the station hospital, are Pfc. Donald Arvidson, Montexuma, Ia.; Ovt. Theodore C. Holland, Barnesville, O.; Pvt. Albert Bonner, Corona, Ala.; Pvt. Steve G. Mardis, Wheeling, W. Va.; Private Leroy E. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky.; PPvt. Charles E. McGee, Independence, Ore.; and Second Lieut. Louis G. Xintas, Baltimore, Md.
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Edward L Tanner
Birth Date: abt 1924
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death Place: Dale County, Alabama
Death Age: 19
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jack Burdues Tanner
FHL Film Number: 1908625
Wills and Probates: Search for Edward L Tanner in Alabama Wills & Probates collection
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Name: Edward L Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death County: Dale
Volume: 18
Certificate: 8841
Roll: 4
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Edward Lee Tanner in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Edward Lee Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Cemetery: Westview Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Atlanta, Georgia
A DUD SHELL KILLS THREE
Camp Rucker Soldiers Are Victims of Accidental Blast
CAMP RUCKER, Ala., May 7.--AP--The accidental detonation of a dud shell on the Camp Rucker firing range Tuesday caused the death of three enlisted men and injured seven others, including an officer, the Camp Public Relations Office reported today.
All the men were stationed at Camp Rucker.
Dead are Pvt. Edward Lee Tanner, 19, Atlanta, Ga., who had been in service since Jan. 15, 1943; Pvt. Donald T. Fredericks, 20, South Plainfield, N.J., in service since Jan. 21, 1943, and Pvt. Theodore F. Morton, 25, Emporia, Kas., in service since Dec. 23, 1940.
Next of kin have been notified, the Public Relations Office said.
The injured, now under treatment at the station hospital, are Pfc. Donald Arvidson, Montexuma, Ia.; Ovt. Theodore C. Holland, Barnesville, O.; Pvt. Albert Bonner, Corona, Ala.; Pvt. Steve G. Mardis, Wheeling, W. Va.; Private Leroy E. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky.; PPvt. Charles E. McGee, Independence, Ore.; and Second Lieut. Louis G. Xintas, Baltimore, Md.
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Edward L Tanner
Birth Date: abt 1924
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death Place: Dale County, Alabama
Death Age: 19
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jack Burdues Tanner
FHL Film Number: 1908625
Wills and Probates: Search for Edward L Tanner in Alabama Wills & Probates collection
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Name: Edward L Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death County: Dale
Volume: 18
Certificate: 8841
Roll: 4
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Edward Lee Tanner in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Edward Lee Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Cemetery: Westview Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Atlanta, Georgia
The Anniston (AL) Star, 07 May 1943, Friday
A DUD SHELL KILLS THREE
Camp Rucker Soldiers Are Victims of Accidental Blast
CAMP RUCKER, Ala., May 7.--AP--The accidental detonation of a dud shell on the Camp Rucker firing range Tuesday caused the death of three enlisted men and injured seven others, including an officer, the Camp Public Relations Office reported today.
All the men were stationed at Camp Rucker.
Dead are Pvt. Edward Lee Tanner, 19, Atlanta, Ga., who had been in service since Jan. 15, 1943; Pvt. Donald T. Fredericks, 20, South Plainfield, N.J., in service since Jan. 21, 1943, and Pvt. Theodore F. Morton, 25, Emporia, Kas., in service since Dec. 23, 1940.
Next of kin have been notified, the Public Relations Office said.
The injured, now under treatment at the station hospital, are Pfc. Donald Arvidson, Montexuma, Ia.; Ovt. Theodore C. Holland, Barnesville, O.; Pvt. Albert Bonner, Corona, Ala.; Pvt. Steve G. Mardis, Wheeling, W. Va.; Private Leroy E. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky.; PPvt. Charles E. McGee, Independence, Ore.; and Second Lieut. Louis G. Xintas, Baltimore, Md.
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Edward L Tanner
Birth Date: abt 1924
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death Place: Dale County, Alabama
Death Age: 19
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jack Burdues Tanner
FHL Film Number: 1908625
Wills and Probates: Search for Edward L Tanner in Alabama Wills & Probates collection
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Name: Edward L Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death County: Dale
Volume: 18
Certificate: 8841
Roll: 4
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Edward Lee Tanner in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Edward Lee Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Cemetery: Westview Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Atlanta, Georgia
A DUD SHELL KILLS THREE
Camp Rucker Soldiers Are Victims of Accidental Blast
CAMP RUCKER, Ala., May 7.--AP--The accidental detonation of a dud shell on the Camp Rucker firing range Tuesday caused the death of three enlisted men and injured seven others, including an officer, the Camp Public Relations Office reported today.
All the men were stationed at Camp Rucker.
Dead are Pvt. Edward Lee Tanner, 19, Atlanta, Ga., who had been in service since Jan. 15, 1943; Pvt. Donald T. Fredericks, 20, South Plainfield, N.J., in service since Jan. 21, 1943, and Pvt. Theodore F. Morton, 25, Emporia, Kas., in service since Dec. 23, 1940.
Next of kin have been notified, the Public Relations Office said.
The injured, now under treatment at the station hospital, are Pfc. Donald Arvidson, Montexuma, Ia.; Ovt. Theodore C. Holland, Barnesville, O.; Pvt. Albert Bonner, Corona, Ala.; Pvt. Steve G. Mardis, Wheeling, W. Va.; Private Leroy E. Kennedy, Louisville, Ky.; PPvt. Charles E. McGee, Independence, Ore.; and Second Lieut. Louis G. Xintas, Baltimore, Md.
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Edward L Tanner
Birth Date: abt 1924
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death Place: Dale County, Alabama
Death Age: 19
Gender: Male
Father Name: Jack Burdues Tanner
FHL Film Number: 1908625
Wills and Probates: Search for Edward L Tanner in Alabama Wills & Probates collection
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Edward L Tanner in the Alabama, Death Index, 1908-1959
Name: Edward L Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Death County: Dale
Volume: 18
Certificate: 8841
Roll: 4
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Edward Lee Tanner in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Edward Lee Tanner
Death Date: 4 May 1943
Cemetery: Westview Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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