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Died in the crash of TWA DC-3 Flight along with 21 others. Aboard were a crew of 3, with 4 civilian travelers, including Carole Lombard, the wife of Clark Gable. All 15 other passengers were Army Air Corps servicemen. A total of 22 lives lost on Mt. Potosi, Nevada.
Sargent Robert Nygren was the youngest of two brothers aboard this flight.
He graduated from Dunbar 8 Township High School with the Class of June, 1939. Then deciding to enlist in the service because of the accomplishments of his brother "Bob" went to Langley Field to enlist so that they could be together. He was at Bell's Field, Ill., for a month and at Chanute Fields, Ill., for five months, attending school. He went back to Langley Field and then went with his brother in the transfers to Bangor, Albuquerque and then to Long Beach.
Information provided by:
GeorgiaCA (FAG#46540149)
Died in the crash of TWA DC-3 Flight along with 21 others. Aboard were a crew of 3, with 4 civilian travelers, including Carole Lombard, the wife of Clark Gable. All 15 other passengers were Army Air Corps servicemen. A total of 22 lives lost on Mt. Potosi, Nevada.
Sargent Robert Nygren was the youngest of two brothers aboard this flight.
He graduated from Dunbar 8 Township High School with the Class of June, 1939. Then deciding to enlist in the service because of the accomplishments of his brother "Bob" went to Langley Field to enlist so that they could be together. He was at Bell's Field, Ill., for a month and at Chanute Fields, Ill., for five months, attending school. He went back to Langley Field and then went with his brother in the transfers to Bangor, Albuquerque and then to Long Beach.
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