Marvin Robert Bates

Birth: 1 Sep 1922
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Death: 13 Dec 1977 (aged 55)
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery

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Plot: section E, lot 134
Memorial ID: 20517976 View Source

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A DC-3 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team to Nashville, Tenn., crashed on takeoff from Dress Regional Airport in rain and fog on the evening of December 13, 1977, killing all 29 on board.

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