Isle of Wight-Fairfax County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Rose, Capt. John B., 1964 

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Belvoir Crash Fatal to Pilot 

  FORT BELVOIR - A pilot was killed and his co-pilot injured when their Army 
helicopter crashed on its concrete landing pad at Davison Air Field here 
Monday. 

  Army officials identified the pilot as John B. Rose, 27, of Carrsville, Va. 
The co-pilot, Chief Warrant Officer William E. Moore, 32, of 6653 Howe Place, 
Springfield, was admitted to DeWitt Army Hospital in fair condition. 

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Last Rites on Thursday For Capt. J. B. Rose 

  CARRSVILLE - Funeral services for Capt. John Beverly Rose, 27, killed Monday 
in a helicopter accident, will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. in Beaver Dam 
Baptist Church near Franklin by the Rev. Edwin C. Thornton Jr., pastor. 
Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Masonic and military rites. 

  A memorial service for Capt Rose was held at 11 a.m. today in Fort Belvoir 
Army Chapel, and the remains flown to W.J.M. Holland and Sons Funeral Home in 
Franklin this afternoon. 


Capt. John Beverly ROSE, of Carrsville, Army helicopter pilot, 
b. 15 Apr 1937, Isle of Wight Co., 
killed in crash 27 Jun 1964, Davison Air Field, Ft. Belvoir, Fairfax Co., 
interred in Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery*, near Carrsville, 2 Jul 1964, 
"Northern Virginia Sun" (Arlington, VA), Vol. 27, No. 229, Tues., June 30, 
   1964, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 42, No. 157, Wed., July 1, 1964, p. 3 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial #138503432, by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Beaver Dam list (BD-66), an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Photos of J.B. & his grave marker - added by Martha Fontaine Byrum & W. Clay 
   Byrum - are posted also with Find a Grave Memorial #138503432. 

His parents, John Edward & Lydia Darden (HARRELL) ROSE, are also buried there 
   (BD-67). 

D.Cert. 17333 (Fairfax #523) gives never married. 

The Franklin Municipal Airport was renamed John Beverly Rose Field in his 
   honor.  An article ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 25, 1964, pp. 1 & 2) 
   on the ceremony is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/news/19641025nh.txt 

His father's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Aug. 31, 1989, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r200j9ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Dec. 30, 1997, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r200l7ob.txt 


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