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Corp Gailen Howard

Birth : 28 Feb 1930 Knott County, Kentucky, USA
Death : 28 Mar 1952 Alger, Hardin County, Ohio, USA
Burial : Preston Cemetery, Alger, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate : 40.7106018, -83.8227997
Plot : Section 3, row 1
Inscription : 131 HV TK BN
Description : Alger Car-Train Crash Kills Two
Korean Vets Die; Diesel Smashes Car
Smith Hicks, Galien Howard Wreck Victims

by Floyd Latimore (Lima News Correspondent)

ALGER - Two McGuffey veterans of the Korean War met instant death at 11:50 p.m. Friday when their car and an eastbound Erie railroad passenger train met at the Main-st crossing in Alger.

Smith Junior Hicks, 23, owner and driver of the car, and Cpl. Gailen Howard, 22, were killed when the diesel locomotive crashed into the automobile as Hicks attempted to avert the collision by swerving down the railroad right-of-way.

Investigating authorities said the young Korean veterans apparently were en route to... Read More

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  • Where is Corp Gailen Howard's memorial?

    Corp Gailen Howard's memorial is located at: Preston Cemetery, Alger, Hardin County, USA.

  • When did Corp Gailen Howard death?

    Corp Gailen Howard death on 28 Mar 1952 in Alger, Hardin County, Ohio, USA

  • Where are the coordinates of the Corp Gailen Howard's memorial?

    Latitude: 40.7106018
    Longitude: -83.8227997

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Woots Howard

(1908 - 1970)

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