George Marion Ingram, 23, formerly of Pontotoc, Mississippi, and Beloit, Wisconsin, died on November 22, 1952, when the U.S. Air Force C-124 he was aboard crashed near Anchorage, Alaska. George was born on March 10, 1929 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the son of Frank C. and Viola H. (Howard) Ingram. When George was a teenager the family moved to Beloit, Wisconsin and became members of Emmanuel Baptist church. Many of the Ingram family are still members to this day. As a young man George enlisted into the United States Air Force and attained the rank of A1C (Airman First Class).
On July 26, 1951 George was assigned to the 34th Air Transport Squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. He was scheduled to be part of the crew on the flight of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster departing on November 22, 1925 from McChord Air Force Base and scheduled to land at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. On the flight manifest George was listed as the "Loadmaster". During the flight it is documented that the aircraft encountered extremely severe weather conditions. Around 4pm on November 22, 1952, a distress call from the C-124 was faintly heard by a Northwest Orient Airlines Commercial flight. The reception was poor, but the Northwest captain made out the sentence: "As long as we have to land, we might as well land here." No further communication from the Air Force C-124 was ever heard again and subsequently the plane never arrived at Elmendorf.
Due to the poor weather conditions in the area at the time of the disappearance of the C-124, search efforts couldn't begin until three days after the plane went missing. The crash site and wreckage were discovered on November 28, 1952 by an officer of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron along with a member of the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol. The pair spotted the tail section of the C-124 sticking out of the snow at an elevation of 8,100 feet, close to the summit of Mount Gannett. On December 9, 1952 a recovery crew once again reached the tail section, but found no trace of survivors or any additional wreckage. They were forced to call off any further search and rescue operations by the inhospitable conditions and to return to base camp. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Air Force declared that the 11 crew members, and the 41 other service members were deceased. All traces of the plane and its passengers were lost for another 60 years.
On June 9, 2012 the wreckage was spotted by the crew of an Alaska National Guard Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter during a routine training mission. It was located 45 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska at the tip of the Colony Glacier, where the glacier meets Inner Lake George. The rediscovery site was more than 12 miles from the original location because it was resting on the moving flow of the Colony Glacier for the past 60 years. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Military announced the discovery of the wreckage. Shortly thereafter a recovery operation was started by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. On June 18, 2014 the Department of Defense announced that the remains of 17 of the victims had been identified so far through DNA samples and that the remains would be returned to their families.
At the time of his death, George was survived by his parents, and seven brothers, Frank, Richard, Halbert, Eleas, William, Walter, and Roy. They have all since passed away. George is survived by numerous family members including, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
Soon after the announcement of his death a memorial service was held in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The recovered remains of Airman First Class George Marion Ingram were laid to rest close to his parent’s gravesite at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit, Wisconsin. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home Beloit, Wisconsin.
On July 26, 1951 George was assigned to the 34th Air Transport Squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. He was scheduled to be part of the crew on the flight of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster departing on November 22, 1925 from McChord Air Force Base and scheduled to land at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. On the flight manifest George was listed as the "Loadmaster". During the flight it is documented that the aircraft encountered extremely severe weather conditions. Around 4pm on November 22, 1952, a distress call from the C-124 was faintly heard by a Northwest Orient Airlines Commercial flight. The reception was poor, but the Northwest captain made out the sentence: "As long as we have to land, we might as well land here." No further communication from the Air Force C-124 was ever heard again and subsequently the plane never arrived at Elmendorf.
Due to the poor weather conditions in the area at the time of the disappearance of the C-124, search efforts couldn't begin until three days after the plane went missing. The crash site and wreckage were discovered on November 28, 1952 by an officer of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron along with a member of the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol. The pair spotted the tail section of the C-124 sticking out of the snow at an elevation of 8,100 feet, close to the summit of Mount Gannett. On December 9, 1952 a recovery crew once again reached the tail section, but found no trace of survivors or any additional wreckage. They were forced to call off any further search and rescue operations by the inhospitable conditions and to return to base camp. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Air Force declared that the 11 crew members, and the 41 other service members were deceased. All traces of the plane and its passengers were lost for another 60 years.
On June 9, 2012 the wreckage was spotted by the crew of an Alaska National Guard Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter during a routine training mission. It was located 45 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska at the tip of the Colony Glacier, where the glacier meets Inner Lake George. The rediscovery site was more than 12 miles from the original location because it was resting on the moving flow of the Colony Glacier for the past 60 years. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Military announced the discovery of the wreckage. Shortly thereafter a recovery operation was started by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. On June 18, 2014 the Department of Defense announced that the remains of 17 of the victims had been identified so far through DNA samples and that the remains would be returned to their families.
At the time of his death, George was survived by his parents, and seven brothers, Frank, Richard, Halbert, Eleas, William, Walter, and Roy. They have all since passed away. George is survived by numerous family members including, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
Soon after the announcement of his death a memorial service was held in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The recovered remains of Airman First Class George Marion Ingram were laid to rest close to his parent’s gravesite at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit, Wisconsin. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home Beloit, Wisconsin.
George Marion Ingram, 23, formerly of Pontotoc, Mississippi, and Beloit, Wisconsin, died on November 22, 1952, when the U.S. Air Force C-124 he was aboard crashed near Anchorage, Alaska. George was born on March 10, 1929 in Pontotoc, Mississippi, the son of Frank C. and Viola H. (Howard) Ingram. When George was a teenager the family moved to Beloit, Wisconsin and became members of Emmanuel Baptist church. Many of the Ingram family are still members to this day. As a young man George enlisted into the United States Air Force and attained the rank of A1C (Airman First Class).
On July 26, 1951 George was assigned to the 34th Air Transport Squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. He was scheduled to be part of the crew on the flight of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster departing on November 22, 1925 from McChord Air Force Base and scheduled to land at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. On the flight manifest George was listed as the "Loadmaster". During the flight it is documented that the aircraft encountered extremely severe weather conditions. Around 4pm on November 22, 1952, a distress call from the C-124 was faintly heard by a Northwest Orient Airlines Commercial flight. The reception was poor, but the Northwest captain made out the sentence: "As long as we have to land, we might as well land here." No further communication from the Air Force C-124 was ever heard again and subsequently the plane never arrived at Elmendorf.
Due to the poor weather conditions in the area at the time of the disappearance of the C-124, search efforts couldn't begin until three days after the plane went missing. The crash site and wreckage were discovered on November 28, 1952 by an officer of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron along with a member of the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol. The pair spotted the tail section of the C-124 sticking out of the snow at an elevation of 8,100 feet, close to the summit of Mount Gannett. On December 9, 1952 a recovery crew once again reached the tail section, but found no trace of survivors or any additional wreckage. They were forced to call off any further search and rescue operations by the inhospitable conditions and to return to base camp. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Air Force declared that the 11 crew members, and the 41 other service members were deceased. All traces of the plane and its passengers were lost for another 60 years.
On June 9, 2012 the wreckage was spotted by the crew of an Alaska National Guard Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter during a routine training mission. It was located 45 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska at the tip of the Colony Glacier, where the glacier meets Inner Lake George. The rediscovery site was more than 12 miles from the original location because it was resting on the moving flow of the Colony Glacier for the past 60 years. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Military announced the discovery of the wreckage. Shortly thereafter a recovery operation was started by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. On June 18, 2014 the Department of Defense announced that the remains of 17 of the victims had been identified so far through DNA samples and that the remains would be returned to their families.
At the time of his death, George was survived by his parents, and seven brothers, Frank, Richard, Halbert, Eleas, William, Walter, and Roy. They have all since passed away. George is survived by numerous family members including, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
Soon after the announcement of his death a memorial service was held in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The recovered remains of Airman First Class George Marion Ingram were laid to rest close to his parent’s gravesite at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit, Wisconsin. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home Beloit, Wisconsin.
On July 26, 1951 George was assigned to the 34th Air Transport Squadron at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. He was scheduled to be part of the crew on the flight of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster departing on November 22, 1925 from McChord Air Force Base and scheduled to land at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska. On the flight manifest George was listed as the "Loadmaster". During the flight it is documented that the aircraft encountered extremely severe weather conditions. Around 4pm on November 22, 1952, a distress call from the C-124 was faintly heard by a Northwest Orient Airlines Commercial flight. The reception was poor, but the Northwest captain made out the sentence: "As long as we have to land, we might as well land here." No further communication from the Air Force C-124 was ever heard again and subsequently the plane never arrived at Elmendorf.
Due to the poor weather conditions in the area at the time of the disappearance of the C-124, search efforts couldn't begin until three days after the plane went missing. The crash site and wreckage were discovered on November 28, 1952 by an officer of the 10th Air Rescue Squadron along with a member of the Fairbanks Civil Air Patrol. The pair spotted the tail section of the C-124 sticking out of the snow at an elevation of 8,100 feet, close to the summit of Mount Gannett. On December 9, 1952 a recovery crew once again reached the tail section, but found no trace of survivors or any additional wreckage. They were forced to call off any further search and rescue operations by the inhospitable conditions and to return to base camp. Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Air Force declared that the 11 crew members, and the 41 other service members were deceased. All traces of the plane and its passengers were lost for another 60 years.
On June 9, 2012 the wreckage was spotted by the crew of an Alaska National Guard Black Hawk UH-60 Helicopter during a routine training mission. It was located 45 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska at the tip of the Colony Glacier, where the glacier meets Inner Lake George. The rediscovery site was more than 12 miles from the original location because it was resting on the moving flow of the Colony Glacier for the past 60 years. On June 28, 2012, the U.S. Military announced the discovery of the wreckage. Shortly thereafter a recovery operation was started by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command. On June 18, 2014 the Department of Defense announced that the remains of 17 of the victims had been identified so far through DNA samples and that the remains would be returned to their families.
At the time of his death, George was survived by his parents, and seven brothers, Frank, Richard, Halbert, Eleas, William, Walter, and Roy. They have all since passed away. George is survived by numerous family members including, nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives.
Soon after the announcement of his death a memorial service was held in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The recovered remains of Airman First Class George Marion Ingram were laid to rest close to his parent’s gravesite at Eastlawn Cemetery in Beloit, Wisconsin. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home Beloit, Wisconsin.
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