SPIESS BENJAMIN R

CPT Benjamin R Spiess was a potential member who died during training before going to Vietnam on 02/06/1962 at the age of 26.3 from A/C accident
Ft. Rucker, AL
Flight Class 62
Date of Birth 11/05/1935
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Memorial Court located in front of the tower at Lowe AHP

More detail on this person: Army Capt. Benjamin R. Spiess Army Capt. Benjamin R. Spiess, 26, was killed in the collision of two planes in the air near Enterprise. His plane crashed but the other craft landed safely at Ft. Rucker. Spiess, a student pilot at the Army Aviation Center at Ft. Rucker, lived at the base with his wife and three children. 06 FEB 62 CPT Benjamin R. Spiess [P] Alabama USAAVNS [Need A/C Type] [Need Tail#] Mid-air collision of two planes near Enterprise. The other plane landed safely.

Burial information: Masonic Cemetery, Las Vegas, NM

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024