Clyde Burnett
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Funeral services for Clyde E. Burnett, of 840 Burrough, who was killed July 27 [marker has 28], in an accident while in military service in Germany., will be held at McVey-Dengel Moryuary Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. J.R. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Among survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lottie Shireman, Sunflower, Kas. The body arrived in Ottawa this morning escorted by Roy Burnett, a brother of the deceased, who is stationed in Germany.
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European Edition
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed In Jeep Identified
STUTTGART, Germany, July 28 (UP)-Three American military policemen were killed shortly before midnight last night when their jeep skidded off a wet highway during a thunder storm.
The MP's were on the way from their Burgholzhof base in Stuttgart to suburban Boeblingen when they were caught in a cloudburst.
The jeep skidded as it was going down a slope and careened off the road, overturned and burst into flames, German police said.
Two of the men were trapped under the vehicle, the third escaped with his uniform on fire. A passing truck driver helped put out the flames, but the soldier died shortly afterward of burns.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were too late to save the men, whose names were not disclosed, pending notification of kin. They were members of the 385th MP Bn.
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed in Jeep Identified
Heidelberg, July 30 (Special)
AUAREUR Hq. Today identified the three soldiers of the 385th MP Bn fatally injured when their jeep skidded off a hilly road, overturned and caught fire late Friday night at Stuttgart.
They were:
Pfc Leo R. Kiker, 22, of Morningside, MD.
Sp3 Willie L. Green, 27, of Alabama
Sp3 Clyde E. Burnett, 20, of Ottawa, Kan.
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I was stationed there in 1980 as a MP with the 300th MP Co., 385th MP Bn and know the place very well. Below are my thoughts on the accident:
The jeep was leaving Robinson Barracks (RB) and headed out to Panzer Ksrn. So as far as a "hilly area" I can think of one going down the hill from the RB on Auerbach Strasse to "Machs Nichts" intersection (B-295, B-27, B-10) and then there is going up Dagerloch Hill, if they took that route, but I don't know any other "hilly area" past those two.
It seems they must have had the top cover and the doors on the Jeep and got trapped when it overturned instead of being thrown from the vehicle. It's not like they had seat belts and without the doors and top cover I would see them being ejected esp. from the back seat.
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Sp3 Burnett was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35586193
Pfc Kiker was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41346267
Sp3 Willie L. Green
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41377664
( I have not located him yet but being an MP with the other two, my guess is he was in the same company. There were three letter companies there at that time A, B, & C - all of the 385th MP Bn.)
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Notes for CLYDE E BURNETT:
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 31 Jul 1956, pg 1
Ottawan Dies
In Jeep Crash
Clyde E. Burnett, 20, son of Otis J. Burnett, 840 Burrough, was one of three military policemen killed in a jeep accident near Stuttgart, Germany, July 27. The family here received word yesterday of the accident.
According to news dispatches from Heidelberg, Germany, the three were burned to death. German police said the jeep skidded off the road during a thunder storm, and caught fire.
Clyde Burnett was born in Ottawa, October 24, 1935, the son of Otis J. and Lollie [Lottie] (Phillips) Burnett. He had lived all his life in Ottawa before entering the service. He attended Ottawa High School. He entered the armed services in January, 1954, and received his early training at Ft. Ord, Calif. Later he served at Camp Borden, Ga., before going to Germany. He attended the Nazarene church here.
Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Norman Moore, Ottawa; Miss Kay M. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; and Miss Patricia D. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; a half sister, Mrs. Charles Tumberlin, Ottawa; four brothers, Otis M. Burnett, jr., in M. P. service in Lincoln, Nebr.; Roy R. Burnett, U. S. Army in Germany and Robert D., and Billy E. Burnett of Ottawa.
His grandmother is Mrs. Ed Elliott, Ottawa, and his great-grandmother is Mrs. Katherine Blaine, Bramer, Mo.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced by McVey-Dengel Mortuary.
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 8 Aug 1956, pg 2
Supplied by member Theron Dowell (#25215792
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Funeral services for Clyde E. Burnett, of 840 Burrough, who was killed July 27 [marker has 28], in an accident while in military service in Germany., will be held at McVey-Dengel Moryuary Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. J.R. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Among survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lottie Shireman, Sunflower, Kas. The body arrived in Ottawa this morning escorted by Roy Burnett, a brother of the deceased, who is stationed in Germany.
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European Edition
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed In Jeep Identified
STUTTGART, Germany, July 28 (UP)-Three American military policemen were killed shortly before midnight last night when their jeep skidded off a wet highway during a thunder storm.
The MP's were on the way from their Burgholzhof base in Stuttgart to suburban Boeblingen when they were caught in a cloudburst.
The jeep skidded as it was going down a slope and careened off the road, overturned and burst into flames, German police said.
Two of the men were trapped under the vehicle, the third escaped with his uniform on fire. A passing truck driver helped put out the flames, but the soldier died shortly afterward of burns.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were too late to save the men, whose names were not disclosed, pending notification of kin. They were members of the 385th MP Bn.
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed in Jeep Identified
Heidelberg, July 30 (Special)
AUAREUR Hq. Today identified the three soldiers of the 385th MP Bn fatally injured when their jeep skidded off a hilly road, overturned and caught fire late Friday night at Stuttgart.
They were:
Pfc Leo R. Kiker, 22, of Morningside, MD.
Sp3 Willie L. Green, 27, of Alabama
Sp3 Clyde E. Burnett, 20, of Ottawa, Kan.
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I was stationed there in 1980 as a MP with the 300th MP Co., 385th MP Bn and know the place very well. Below are my thoughts on the accident:
The jeep was leaving Robinson Barracks (RB) and headed out to Panzer Ksrn. So as far as a "hilly area" I can think of one going down the hill from the RB on Auerbach Strasse to "Machs Nichts" intersection (B-295, B-27, B-10) and then there is going up Dagerloch Hill, if they took that route, but I don't know any other "hilly area" past those two.
It seems they must have had the top cover and the doors on the Jeep and got trapped when it overturned instead of being thrown from the vehicle. It's not like they had seat belts and without the doors and top cover I would see them being ejected esp. from the back seat.
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Sp3 Burnett was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35586193
Pfc Kiker was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41346267
Sp3 Willie L. Green
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41377664
( I have not located him yet but being an MP with the other two, my guess is he was in the same company. There were three letter companies there at that time A, B, & C - all of the 385th MP Bn.)
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Notes for CLYDE E BURNETT:
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 31 Jul 1956, pg 1
Ottawan Dies
In Jeep Crash
Clyde E. Burnett, 20, son of Otis J. Burnett, 840 Burrough, was one of three military policemen killed in a jeep accident near Stuttgart, Germany, July 27. The family here received word yesterday of the accident.
According to news dispatches from Heidelberg, Germany, the three were burned to death. German police said the jeep skidded off the road during a thunder storm, and caught fire.
Clyde Burnett was born in Ottawa, October 24, 1935, the son of Otis J. and Lollie [Lottie] (Phillips) Burnett. He had lived all his life in Ottawa before entering the service. He attended Ottawa High School. He entered the armed services in January, 1954, and received his early training at Ft. Ord, Calif. Later he served at Camp Borden, Ga., before going to Germany. He attended the Nazarene church here.
Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Norman Moore, Ottawa; Miss Kay M. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; and Miss Patricia D. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; a half sister, Mrs. Charles Tumberlin, Ottawa; four brothers, Otis M. Burnett, jr., in M. P. service in Lincoln, Nebr.; Roy R. Burnett, U. S. Army in Germany and Robert D., and Billy E. Burnett of Ottawa.
His grandmother is Mrs. Ed Elliott, Ottawa, and his great-grandmother is Mrs. Katherine Blaine, Bramer, Mo.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced by McVey-Dengel Mortuary.
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 8 Aug 1956, pg 2
Supplied by member Theron Dowell (#25215792
Clyde Burnett
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Funeral services for Clyde E. Burnett, of 840 Burrough, who was killed July 27 [marker has 28], in an accident while in military service in Germany., will be held at McVey-Dengel Moryuary Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. J.R. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Among survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lottie Shireman, Sunflower, Kas. The body arrived in Ottawa this morning escorted by Roy Burnett, a brother of the deceased, who is stationed in Germany.
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European Edition
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed In Jeep Identified
STUTTGART, Germany, July 28 (UP)-Three American military policemen were killed shortly before midnight last night when their jeep skidded off a wet highway during a thunder storm.
The MP's were on the way from their Burgholzhof base in Stuttgart to suburban Boeblingen when they were caught in a cloudburst.
The jeep skidded as it was going down a slope and careened off the road, overturned and burst into flames, German police said.
Two of the men were trapped under the vehicle, the third escaped with his uniform on fire. A passing truck driver helped put out the flames, but the soldier died shortly afterward of burns.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were too late to save the men, whose names were not disclosed, pending notification of kin. They were members of the 385th MP Bn.
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed in Jeep Identified
Heidelberg, July 30 (Special)
AUAREUR Hq. Today identified the three soldiers of the 385th MP Bn fatally injured when their jeep skidded off a hilly road, overturned and caught fire late Friday night at Stuttgart.
They were:
Pfc Leo R. Kiker, 22, of Morningside, MD.
Sp3 Willie L. Green, 27, of Alabama
Sp3 Clyde E. Burnett, 20, of Ottawa, Kan.
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I was stationed there in 1980 as a MP with the 300th MP Co., 385th MP Bn and know the place very well. Below are my thoughts on the accident:
The jeep was leaving Robinson Barracks (RB) and headed out to Panzer Ksrn. So as far as a "hilly area" I can think of one going down the hill from the RB on Auerbach Strasse to "Machs Nichts" intersection (B-295, B-27, B-10) and then there is going up Dagerloch Hill, if they took that route, but I don't know any other "hilly area" past those two.
It seems they must have had the top cover and the doors on the Jeep and got trapped when it overturned instead of being thrown from the vehicle. It's not like they had seat belts and without the doors and top cover I would see them being ejected esp. from the back seat.
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Sp3 Burnett was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35586193
Pfc Kiker was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41346267
Sp3 Willie L. Green
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41377664
( I have not located him yet but being an MP with the other two, my guess is he was in the same company. There were three letter companies there at that time A, B, & C - all of the 385th MP Bn.)
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Notes for CLYDE E BURNETT:
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 31 Jul 1956, pg 1
Ottawan Dies
In Jeep Crash
Clyde E. Burnett, 20, son of Otis J. Burnett, 840 Burrough, was one of three military policemen killed in a jeep accident near Stuttgart, Germany, July 27. The family here received word yesterday of the accident.
According to news dispatches from Heidelberg, Germany, the three were burned to death. German police said the jeep skidded off the road during a thunder storm, and caught fire.
Clyde Burnett was born in Ottawa, October 24, 1935, the son of Otis J. and Lollie [Lottie] (Phillips) Burnett. He had lived all his life in Ottawa before entering the service. He attended Ottawa High School. He entered the armed services in January, 1954, and received his early training at Ft. Ord, Calif. Later he served at Camp Borden, Ga., before going to Germany. He attended the Nazarene church here.
Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Norman Moore, Ottawa; Miss Kay M. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; and Miss Patricia D. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; a half sister, Mrs. Charles Tumberlin, Ottawa; four brothers, Otis M. Burnett, jr., in M. P. service in Lincoln, Nebr.; Roy R. Burnett, U. S. Army in Germany and Robert D., and Billy E. Burnett of Ottawa.
His grandmother is Mrs. Ed Elliott, Ottawa, and his great-grandmother is Mrs. Katherine Blaine, Bramer, Mo.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced by McVey-Dengel Mortuary.
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 8 Aug 1956, pg 2
Supplied by member Theron Dowell (#25215792
FUNERAL FRIDAY
Funeral services for Clyde E. Burnett, of 840 Burrough, who was killed July 27 [marker has 28], in an accident while in military service in Germany., will be held at McVey-Dengel Moryuary Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. J.R. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Highland cemetery. Among survivors are his mother, Mrs. Lottie Shireman, Sunflower, Kas. The body arrived in Ottawa this morning escorted by Roy Burnett, a brother of the deceased, who is stationed in Germany.
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European Edition
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed In Jeep Identified
STUTTGART, Germany, July 28 (UP)-Three American military policemen were killed shortly before midnight last night when their jeep skidded off a wet highway during a thunder storm.
The MP's were on the way from their Burgholzhof base in Stuttgart to suburban Boeblingen when they were caught in a cloudburst.
The jeep skidded as it was going down a slope and careened off the road, overturned and burst into flames, German police said.
Two of the men were trapped under the vehicle, the third escaped with his uniform on fire. A passing truck driver helped put out the flames, but the soldier died shortly afterward of burns.
Police and ambulances rushed to the scene, but were too late to save the men, whose names were not disclosed, pending notification of kin. They were members of the 385th MP Bn.
Stars and Stripes 31 July 1956
Three MPs Killed in Jeep Identified
Heidelberg, July 30 (Special)
AUAREUR Hq. Today identified the three soldiers of the 385th MP Bn fatally injured when their jeep skidded off a hilly road, overturned and caught fire late Friday night at Stuttgart.
They were:
Pfc Leo R. Kiker, 22, of Morningside, MD.
Sp3 Willie L. Green, 27, of Alabama
Sp3 Clyde E. Burnett, 20, of Ottawa, Kan.
*****************************************
I was stationed there in 1980 as a MP with the 300th MP Co., 385th MP Bn and know the place very well. Below are my thoughts on the accident:
The jeep was leaving Robinson Barracks (RB) and headed out to Panzer Ksrn. So as far as a "hilly area" I can think of one going down the hill from the RB on Auerbach Strasse to "Machs Nichts" intersection (B-295, B-27, B-10) and then there is going up Dagerloch Hill, if they took that route, but I don't know any other "hilly area" past those two.
It seems they must have had the top cover and the doors on the Jeep and got trapped when it overturned instead of being thrown from the vehicle. It's not like they had seat belts and without the doors and top cover I would see them being ejected esp. from the back seat.
******************************************
Sp3 Burnett was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35586193
Pfc Kiker was in B company, 385 Military Police Bn.
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41346267
Sp3 Willie L. Green
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41377664
( I have not located him yet but being an MP with the other two, my guess is he was in the same company. There were three letter companies there at that time A, B, & C - all of the 385th MP Bn.)
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Notes for CLYDE E BURNETT:
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 31 Jul 1956, pg 1
Ottawan Dies
In Jeep Crash
Clyde E. Burnett, 20, son of Otis J. Burnett, 840 Burrough, was one of three military policemen killed in a jeep accident near Stuttgart, Germany, July 27. The family here received word yesterday of the accident.
According to news dispatches from Heidelberg, Germany, the three were burned to death. German police said the jeep skidded off the road during a thunder storm, and caught fire.
Clyde Burnett was born in Ottawa, October 24, 1935, the son of Otis J. and Lollie [Lottie] (Phillips) Burnett. He had lived all his life in Ottawa before entering the service. He attended Ottawa High School. He entered the armed services in January, 1954, and received his early training at Ft. Ord, Calif. Later he served at Camp Borden, Ga., before going to Germany. He attended the Nazarene church here.
Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Norman Moore, Ottawa; Miss Kay M. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; and Miss Patricia D. Burnett, Sunflower, Kas.; a half sister, Mrs. Charles Tumberlin, Ottawa; four brothers, Otis M. Burnett, jr., in M. P. service in Lincoln, Nebr.; Roy R. Burnett, U. S. Army in Germany and Robert D., and Billy E. Burnett of Ottawa.
His grandmother is Mrs. Ed Elliott, Ottawa, and his great-grandmother is Mrs. Katherine Blaine, Bramer, Mo.
Funeral services are pending and will be announced by McVey-Dengel Mortuary.
1956, KS, Franklin Co, Ottawa, Ottawa Herald, 8 Aug 1956, pg 2
Supplied by member Theron Dowell (#25215792
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