Hamilton, MA – September 10, 1960

Hamilton, Massachusetts – September 10, 1960

     On Saturday, September 10, 1960, two U.S. servicemen were killed when their aircraft, described in the press as a “light plane”, crashed on the race track of the Flying Horse Farm located in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.  

     The men were identified as:

     1st Lt. Peter A. Alldred Jr., 28, assigned to Pease Air Force Base, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

     1st Lt. Donald E. Griffith, 24, assigned to Homestead Air Force Base in Florida.  Lt. Griffith was survived by his wife.  He’s buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

     Sources:

     Nashua Telegraph, “2 Pease Airmen Killed In Crash”, September 12, 1960

     www.findagrave.com, Memorial #49193788.

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