Five Army Men Die
In Crash of Plane
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One cold night
in February 1943 five brave young airmen
crashed their B25 "Mitchell" Bomber into
Sharp Top Mountain, Peaks of Otter, near
Bedford Virginia.
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- Crew Members
- Second
Lieutenant Paul M. Pitts ; age 21; Poteau,
Oklahoma
- Second
Lieutenant George R. Beninga; age 22; Marietta,
Minnesota
- Second
Lieutenant Hilary S. Blackwell; age 22; Santa
Monica, California
- Second
Lieutenant William McClure; age 22; Indianapolis,
Indiana
- Corporal
Peter J. Biscan; age 29; Chicago,
Illinois
 - "The
tragedy of war is very personal, and it's cost
immeasurable"
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