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Died in the crash of a 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.
Staff Sergeant Edgar Nygren was the eldest of two brothers aboard this flight.
He graduated from Dunbar Township High School with the Class of 1934. In November, 1936, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and went to Langley Fields, Va., and then was sent to Chanute Field, Ill, to attend a school, graduating six months later as a mechanic. He then returned to Langely Field. Last August he was sent to Bangor, Me., and went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a month's schooling before being sent to Long Beach, Cal. He had been aiding in the ferrying of airplanes, serving in the capacity of a mechanic.
Information provided by:
GeorgiaCA (FAG#46540149)
Died in the crash of a 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.
Staff Sergeant Edgar Nygren was the eldest of two brothers aboard this flight.
He graduated from Dunbar Township High School with the Class of 1934. In November, 1936, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and went to Langley Fields, Va., and then was sent to Chanute Field, Ill, to attend a school, graduating six months later as a mechanic. He then returned to Langely Field. Last August he was sent to Bangor, Me., and went to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a month's schooling before being sent to Long Beach, Cal. He had been aiding in the ferrying of airplanes, serving in the capacity of a mechanic.
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