PVT James John Bacon (1922-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial

PVT James John Bacon Veteran

Birth

24 Sep 1922

Farrell, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

20 Sep 1943 (aged 20)

Stewartsville, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Oak Hill Cemetery

Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA Add to Map

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Private, U.S. Army.

Killed aboard C-53D Skytrooper #42-68729, in
a takeoff accident at the Laurinburg-Maxton
Army Airfield, North Carolina.

Pilot Lt. John Reynolds attempted to avoid a
collision with a towed glider, but his evasive
actions caused the transport to stall and crash
into the woods.

All 25 Army personnel aboard perished.

Son of Ivan and Anna (Odley) Bacon, immigrants
from Yugoslavia.

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