Five Army Men Die In Crash of Plane   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. 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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