More detail on this person: Army names 2 officers killed in plane crash HANAU, Germany (S&S) Two officers from the 73rd Military Intelligence Co. killed Dec. 6 in a plane crash near Aschaffenburg have been identified as Maj. Billy H. Hook and 1st Lt. Robert R. Rankin. Hook, the unit CO, is survived in the command by his wife, Cheryl. Rankin is survived by his wife, Sandra, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond L. Rankin, of Carmichael, Pa. 06 DEC 73 MAJ Billy H. Hook [P] 1LT Robert R. Rankin [OB] Germany 73 MI OV-1D #69-17013 A/C exploded and crashed in a field near Huckelheim at approx 1800 hours during a training flight near Aschaffenburg.
Burial information: Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, SC
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