Vinita, Maysville Men Are Victims
Two Oklahoma men engaged in service flying were killed
Thursday in airplain accidents in Florida and Texas. The
dead:
LIEUT. BEN F. SLACK JR., Vinita, killed when the army plane
he was flying crashed near Burleson, Tex. Another soldier,
Sgt. F.T. McLaughlin jr., address not available, died as a
result of the crash.
SGT. LLOYD A. HEWETT, 24-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E.A.
Hewett, Maysville, was killed at Miami, Fla., when his
marine training plane crashed.
Hewett, who graduated from the Maysville highschool, had
been in the marine air corps about a year and was scheduled
to receive his commission in a few weeks. He was trained at
the navy air base at Pensacola, Fla., and was transferred to
Miami two weeks ago.
Until his enlistment, he lived on a farm with his parents,
about three miles from Maysville.
Survivors include two brothers, Delno, Story, and Luther, in
California, and a sister, Rea, Faoli. Services and burial
will be in Maysville.
From The Oklahoma, 4/24/1942
Donated by:
Emily Jordan
