Son of Fred W and Mary Alter
Enlisted May 15, 1939, In Opa-Locka, Florida. Retained on active service on May 31, 1939, for four years elimination flight training. Serving with the Patrol Squadron (VP-51) at the time of his death
Aircraft he was piloting, hit a swell during landing and partially flipped over. The plane sank within 20 minutes and resulted in the death of the following personnel:
Ens Paul H Alter
LTJG Richard B Hughes
Ens Robert W Reamer
AAM1 Cleo Wells
RM3 Harry W Sheep
AMM3 Carl W Pierce
Injured personnel:
AMM1 John R McIntyre, Seriously injured
AMM3 Robert E Dearen, Minor injuries
AMM3 Robert M Smith, Seriously injured
RM3 Oliver C Lawhead, Seriously injured
RM1 George A Brown, Minor injuries
Source: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp71_mishap.html
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* Mr. Alter was a resident of the Winter Park area when he died in Halifax, off Devil's Island, of a hemorrhage from wound of the back and abdominal cavity.
*He was an American Naval Operator.
*His father was F.W. Alter, of 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park.
*A military funeral service was held from the Rollins College Chapel.
Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 26, August 11, 1941 - July 4, 1942, p. 215
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Winter Park Ensign, Paul Alter, Męt Death In Patrol Plane Crash
Ensign Paul Alter, United States Navy Reserve, 26, son of Fred W. Alter, 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park, was killed, two other officers and three enlisted men were injured in an airplane crash of a United States Navy bomber taking off on a routine patrol flight at an Atlantic Coast port, it was announced last night by the Navy Department.
Ensign Alter was a graduate of the Winter Park High School and he also attended Rollins College, where he was an end on the Varsity football squad. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Following graduation from Rollins in 1937, he enlisted in the United State Navy and later went to Pensacola as a flying cadet.
His parents survive the aviator and he also leaves one brother, a resident of New York City.
Contributor: Merf (47064479)
Enlisted May 15, 1939, In Opa-Locka, Florida. Retained on active service on May 31, 1939, for four years elimination flight training. Serving with the Patrol Squadron (VP-51) at the time of his death
Aircraft he was piloting, hit a swell during landing and partially flipped over. The plane sank within 20 minutes and resulted in the death of the following personnel:
Ens Paul H Alter
LTJG Richard B Hughes
Ens Robert W Reamer
AAM1 Cleo Wells
RM3 Harry W Sheep
AMM3 Carl W Pierce
Injured personnel:
AMM1 John R McIntyre, Seriously injured
AMM3 Robert E Dearen, Minor injuries
AMM3 Robert M Smith, Seriously injured
RM3 Oliver C Lawhead, Seriously injured
RM1 George A Brown, Minor injuries
Source: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp71_mishap.html
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* Mr. Alter was a resident of the Winter Park area when he died in Halifax, off Devil's Island, of a hemorrhage from wound of the back and abdominal cavity.
*He was an American Naval Operator.
*His father was F.W. Alter, of 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park.
*A military funeral service was held from the Rollins College Chapel.
Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 26, August 11, 1941 - July 4, 1942, p. 215
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Winter Park Ensign, Paul Alter, Męt Death In Patrol Plane Crash
Ensign Paul Alter, United States Navy Reserve, 26, son of Fred W. Alter, 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park, was killed, two other officers and three enlisted men were injured in an airplane crash of a United States Navy bomber taking off on a routine patrol flight at an Atlantic Coast port, it was announced last night by the Navy Department.
Ensign Alter was a graduate of the Winter Park High School and he also attended Rollins College, where he was an end on the Varsity football squad. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Following graduation from Rollins in 1937, he enlisted in the United State Navy and later went to Pensacola as a flying cadet.
His parents survive the aviator and he also leaves one brother, a resident of New York City.
Contributor: Merf (47064479)
Son of Fred W and Mary Alter
Enlisted May 15, 1939, In Opa-Locka, Florida. Retained on active service on May 31, 1939, for four years elimination flight training. Serving with the Patrol Squadron (VP-51) at the time of his death
Aircraft he was piloting, hit a swell during landing and partially flipped over. The plane sank within 20 minutes and resulted in the death of the following personnel:
Ens Paul H Alter
LTJG Richard B Hughes
Ens Robert W Reamer
AAM1 Cleo Wells
RM3 Harry W Sheep
AMM3 Carl W Pierce
Injured personnel:
AMM1 John R McIntyre, Seriously injured
AMM3 Robert E Dearen, Minor injuries
AMM3 Robert M Smith, Seriously injured
RM3 Oliver C Lawhead, Seriously injured
RM1 George A Brown, Minor injuries
Source: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp71_mishap.html
*********
* Mr. Alter was a resident of the Winter Park area when he died in Halifax, off Devil's Island, of a hemorrhage from wound of the back and abdominal cavity.
*He was an American Naval Operator.
*His father was F.W. Alter, of 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park.
*A military funeral service was held from the Rollins College Chapel.
Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 26, August 11, 1941 - July 4, 1942, p. 215
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Winter Park Ensign, Paul Alter, Męt Death In Patrol Plane Crash
Ensign Paul Alter, United States Navy Reserve, 26, son of Fred W. Alter, 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park, was killed, two other officers and three enlisted men were injured in an airplane crash of a United States Navy bomber taking off on a routine patrol flight at an Atlantic Coast port, it was announced last night by the Navy Department.
Ensign Alter was a graduate of the Winter Park High School and he also attended Rollins College, where he was an end on the Varsity football squad. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Following graduation from Rollins in 1937, he enlisted in the United State Navy and later went to Pensacola as a flying cadet.
His parents survive the aviator and he also leaves one brother, a resident of New York City.
Contributor: Merf (47064479)
Enlisted May 15, 1939, In Opa-Locka, Florida. Retained on active service on May 31, 1939, for four years elimination flight training. Serving with the Patrol Squadron (VP-51) at the time of his death
Aircraft he was piloting, hit a swell during landing and partially flipped over. The plane sank within 20 minutes and resulted in the death of the following personnel:
Ens Paul H Alter
LTJG Richard B Hughes
Ens Robert W Reamer
AAM1 Cleo Wells
RM3 Harry W Sheep
AMM3 Carl W Pierce
Injured personnel:
AMM1 John R McIntyre, Seriously injured
AMM3 Robert E Dearen, Minor injuries
AMM3 Robert M Smith, Seriously injured
RM3 Oliver C Lawhead, Seriously injured
RM1 George A Brown, Minor injuries
Source: http://www.vpnavy.com/vp71_mishap.html
*********
* Mr. Alter was a resident of the Winter Park area when he died in Halifax, off Devil's Island, of a hemorrhage from wound of the back and abdominal cavity.
*He was an American Naval Operator.
*His father was F.W. Alter, of 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park.
*A military funeral service was held from the Rollins College Chapel.
Source: Carey Hand Funeral Home Records, Orlando, Florida Register Volume 26, August 11, 1941 - July 4, 1942, p. 215
_____
Winter Park Ensign, Paul Alter, Męt Death In Patrol Plane Crash
Ensign Paul Alter, United States Navy Reserve, 26, son of Fred W. Alter, 485 Virginia Court, Winter Park, was killed, two other officers and three enlisted men were injured in an airplane crash of a United States Navy bomber taking off on a routine patrol flight at an Atlantic Coast port, it was announced last night by the Navy Department.
Ensign Alter was a graduate of the Winter Park High School and he also attended Rollins College, where he was an end on the Varsity football squad. He was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.
Following graduation from Rollins in 1937, he enlisted in the United State Navy and later went to Pensacola as a flying cadet.
His parents survive the aviator and he also leaves one brother, a resident of New York City.
Contributor: Merf (47064479)
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