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Edward D. Yewell Jr.

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Edward D. Yewell Jr. Veteran

Birth
Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
29 Nov 1978 (aged 28)
Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA
Burial
Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 4A Lot 54-B-3
Memorial ID
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Transcribed from the Plain Dealer dated 11/30/1978.

AIR FORCE RESERVE PILOT KILLED IN TRAINING FLIGHT


SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) - The body of the pilot of an Air Force Reserve jet trainer based in Youngstown was found in the twin engine plane's wreckage after the aircraft burst into flame and crashed yesterday afternoon.
Air Force Capt. Edward D. Yewell Jr., 28, of Jackson Center, Pa., was flying an A-37B Dragonfly, a jet trainer, which crashed on a training exercise, according to Pamela Reese, information officer at the 910th Tactical Fighter Group, based at Youngstown.
She said no further information was immediately available.
Transcribed from the Plain Dealer dated 11/30/1978.

AIR FORCE RESERVE PILOT KILLED IN TRAINING FLIGHT


SALAMANCA, N.Y. (AP) - The body of the pilot of an Air Force Reserve jet trainer based in Youngstown was found in the twin engine plane's wreckage after the aircraft burst into flame and crashed yesterday afternoon.
Air Force Capt. Edward D. Yewell Jr., 28, of Jackson Center, Pa., was flying an A-37B Dragonfly, a jet trainer, which crashed on a training exercise, according to Pamela Reese, information officer at the 910th Tactical Fighter Group, based at Youngstown.
She said no further information was immediately available.


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  • Created by: LMB
  • Added: Feb 26, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85752955/edward_d-yewell: accessed ), memorial page for Edward D. Yewell Jr. (24 May 1950–29 Nov 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 85752955, citing Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LMB (contributor 47105074).