More detail on this person: Williamsburg, VA
(UPI) - A Kenton, Ohio, native was one of three
servicemen killed Thursday when an Army H-21
helicopter crashed in a heavily-wooded area eight
miles from here and caught fire just minutes after
it had ferried 10 military students to nearby Camp
Perry.
The copter, attached to Ft. Belvoir but
temporarily based at Ft. Eustis was in formation
with two other helicopters on the way back home
when it suddenly dropped to the earth and was
enveloped in flames.
Crews of the other two copters landed near the
crash scene but were unable to make a rescue
attempt because of the fire. Squads from here and
nearby cities rushed to the woods a few minutes
later and recovered the bodies from the burning
wreckage.
The victims were identified as CWO Edward I.
Stevens, 35, Woodbridge, VA the pilot; CWO
George C. Benard 30, Alexandria, VA., and a native
of Kenton, Ohio, the co-pilot; and Spec 5
Washington Williams, 39, Washington.
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