SLONECKER ROBERT K

CW2 Robert K Slonecker was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 03/23/1969 at the age of 33.5 from Auto accident
Ft. Rucker, AL
Flight Class 65-6W
Date of Birth 10/02/1935
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by AAAA Dec 69, Thomas J. Ward

More detail on this person: Robert K Slonecker Nebraskan Killed at Alabama Base Ozark, Ala. (UPI) - A Lincoln, Neb., man assigned to Ft. Rucker in southeast Alabama was killed in a traffic accident during the weekend. A Ft. Rucker spokesman said Robert K. Slonecker, 33, was the driver of a car pulled from a creek on the military property. Officers said Slonecker's car swerved off the road, hit a utility pole, and plunged into the creek. He was assigned to the Army Aviation School at Ft. Rucker. His widow and four children lived on the military base.

Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA

This information was last updated 08/19/2020

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024