More detail on this person: Army Identifies 3 Crash Victims HEIDELBERG (S&S) - The Army has released the names of three men killed when their single-engine U6A Beaver crashed into Koenigstuhl mountain near here shortly after taking off from Heidelberg Army Airfield Monday night. The dead, all from the USAR-EUR and Seventh Army Training Center at Grafenwoher, for which the plane was headed, are: Capt. Ronald B. Barlow, 28, of Paducah, Ky., who is survived by his wife, Patricia; Capt. Claude R. Grover, 29, of Englewood, Colo., survived by his wife, Sandra and Army civilian John F. Irwin, 37, on temporary duty at Grafenwoehr from Redstone Arsenal, Ala., who is survived by his wife, Sandra. The widows of Barlow and Grover lived with their husbands at Grafenwoehr. Mrs. Irwin lives in Huntsville, Ala. Two other Army civilians on TDY from Redstone Arsenal were injured in the crash. Walker G. Barr is listed in satisfactory condition at the Heidelberg Army Hospital. George A. Bronson was transferred to the Landsthul Army Medical Center, where his condition is listed as "stable". 28 APR 69 CPT Ronald B. Barlow [P] CPT Claude R. Grover [CP] DAC John F. Irwin 2 injured Germany USAREU R U-6A [Need Tail#]
Burial information: Delta Cemetery, Delta, CO
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