More detail on this person: I was in 68-503 also and we were both from Austin,Texas. He got the
local paper mailed to him and shared it with me after he read it. Burial information: Assumption Cemetery, Austin, TX
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He rode his motorcycle to the base theater. He went to an early, but after dark showing. This must
have been a Friday or Saturday night. WOC L. Martinez from San Antonio and I drove the back road to
the theater from the WOC barracks and saw him as he came out of the early show and we went in. The
next day we heard that he had run off the road on the way back to the barracks. I was the one who
identified his body. After I got back to Austin after graduation I went and visited with his
parents.
There was a backup at Advanced Training so most of our class which was 67-something was given the
chance to take administrative leave for one month and spent a month as a worker putting up the new
barracks at Wolters. Then when we got into Rucker we had different class numbers.
I can only say that it must have been in 1968 because I started instrument training in January so
it was between January and May when we graduated. I would guess that he died within two months of
graduation. So best guess March or April of 68. I do not remember it being cold when we went to
the movie.
From: Gregory B. Moody