OBIT: William S. YEAGER, 1972, native of Connellsville, Somerset County, PA
  
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  LT. WILLIAM S. YEAGER
  
    First Lieutenant William Scott Yeager, 23, was killed while in training
  with the Air Force when two F-4s collided in the air in Florida, May 8, 1972.
    Lt. Yeager was a navigator. Both he and the pilot of his plane were killed
  in the crash.
    Lt. Yeager was horn Sept. 29. 3948. in Connellsville and was a graduate of
  Connellsville high school. He graduated from college with four years in ROTC.
  William was a nephew of Jesse Yeager, formerly of Meyersdale, now residing in
  Michigan.
    The deceased is survived by his wife, Donna: parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
  Yeager, 430 S. 9th St.. Connellsville; sister, Mrs. Mary Ann Wade: and
  maternal grandmother, Mrs. DeBolt of Connellsville. His late grandfather, Mr.
  DeBolt, was fire chief for many years in Connellsville.
    Memorial service was held in Florida, May 10. A full military funeral was
  held in Connellsville, Saturday, May 13. at Brooks Funeral Home and Greenwood
  United Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph Arnold and Rev. Floyd Martin
  officiating. Interment in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Connellsville.
  
  Meyersdale Republican, May 18, 1972