Obituaries: A-2C Jerry N. Wall, 1953, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: January 1, 1953 Winn Parish Enterprise

Funeral Dec. 31 For Victim of Plane Tragedy

Funeral services for A-2C Jerry N. Wall, are scheduled Wednesday, December 31
at 3 p.m. in the Tioga Baptist Church.  Wall, brother of A. D. Wall of Dodson,
was killed in the tragic crash of the C124 Globemaster in Washington last
Saturday.

A telegram sent to his parents said his body was shipped at 4 a.m. Monday and
was due in Tioga Wednesday at 8 a.m.  In addition to his parents, he is
survived by three brothers, A. D. of Dodson, Joseph M. of Tioga, and Charles
L. of Port Arthur, Texas.  A2C Wall, 21, was a veteran of almost two years
with the Air Force.  He was aboard the huge transport, carrying 116 servicemen
from the base in Washington to Kelley AFB in San Antonio, Texas, for the
Christmas holidays.  A total of 86 were killed.