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Samuel E. Sammy Swank

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Samuel E. "Sammy" Swank

Birth
Johnstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
2 Oct 1927 (aged 34)
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Southmont, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
CE1/220
Memorial ID
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Sammy was a popular big car driver from Johnstown,Pa., who raced in the Ohio and Pennsylvania area. He raced against some of the big names of that era and had raced on the dangerous board tracks.
On this day he had taken a couple of warm up laps and was on his first qualifying lap when his car veered to the right, crashed through a fence and rolled down an embankment.
Sammy was a popular big car driver from Johnstown,Pa., who raced in the Ohio and Pennsylvania area. He raced against some of the big names of that era and had raced on the dangerous board tracks.
On this day he had taken a couple of warm up laps and was on his first qualifying lap when his car veered to the right, crashed through a fence and rolled down an embankment.


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