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In the Line of Duty 1975 - September 11, 2001

Private First Class Jeffrey Clinton Howard

Private First Class Jeffery Clinton Howard died on 16 April 1978 while training with his unit, the 307th Maintenance Company – Central City, at Ft. Campbell. Howard walked behind the truck, which had been parked on a gradual incline and rolled backwards some 4 feet and pinned him between a tree and the trailer of a truck. (IDT status). He was born in Daviess County. Reportedly retrieved his gas mask from the cab of the truck to put it on as a part of training and unknowingly released the hand brake before he walked behind the truck. He was interred at Calhoun Cemetery. (No Photo Available)

 

David Atkinson
David Atkinson

Technical Sergeant David A. Atkinson

Technical Sergeant David A. Atkinson 31, of Louisville (Jefferson County) died about 8 p.m. Monday 22 July 1991 during an airborne training exercise at Hurlburt Field near Fort Walton Beach Florida.   Atkinson was performing a "high-opening" jump from about 12,500 feet. Atkinson was a member of the 123rd Tactical Airlift Wing Combat Control Team of the Kentucky Air National Guard.

 

Richard Strang
Richard Strang

Major Richard A. Strang

Major Richard A. Strang perished on 6 February 1992 in Evansville, Indiana when a Kentucky Air National Guard Lockheed C-130B on a training flight struck Drury's Inn Motel and then crashed into JoJo's restaurant exploding into flames. Eleven persons on the ground were killed.

 

 

Warren Klingaman
Warren Klingaman

Captain Warren G. Klingaman

Captain Warren G. Klingaman perished on 6 February 1992 in Evansville, Indiana when a Kentucky Air National Guard Lockheed C-130B on a training flight struck Drury's Inn Motel and then crashed into JoJo's restaurant exploding into flames. Eleven persons on the ground were killed.

 

 

Vincent Yancar
Vincent Yancar

Lieutenant Vincent D. Yancar

Lieutenant Vincent D. Yancar perished on 6 February 1992 in Evansville, Indiana when a Kentucky Air National Guard Lockheed C-130B on a training flight struck Drury's Inn Motel and then crashed into JoJo's restaurant exploding into flames. Eleven persons on the ground were killed.

 

 

William Hawkins
William Hawkins

Master Sergeant William G. Hawkins

Master Sergeant William G. Hawkins perished on 6 February 1992 in Evansville, Indiana when a Kentucky Air National Guard Lockheed C-130B on a training flight struck Drury's Inn Motel and then crashed into JoJo's restaurant exploding into flames. Eleven persons on the ground were killed.

 

 

John Medley
John Medley

Master Sergeant John M. Medley

Master Sergeant John M. Medley perished on 6 February 1992 in Evansville, Indiana when a Kentucky Air National Guard Lockheed C-130B on a training flight struck Drury's Inn Motel and then crashed into JoJo's restaurant exploding into flames. Eleven persons on the ground were killed.

 

 

Robert Hacker
Robert Hacker

Major Robert Stephen Hacker

Major Robert Stephen Hacker, a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 201st Engineer Battalion of the Kentucky Army National Guard, died of injuries received in a vehicle accident while on active duty in the Esmeraldas Province of the South American nation of Ecuador 8 JUL 1998.

 

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