Beaverton Historical Society Gladwin County Obituary/Death Notice
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Neil Rise
NEIL WILFORD RISE DIES IN AIR MISHAP
Flight Officer Neil W. Rise 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rise, of Beaverton, was killed
Sunday in the crash of a military plane which had a glider in tow near Victorville, California.
Flight Officer Wilbur Boyd, of Washington D.C., co-pilot of the plane, was killed. Three other
members of the crew parachuted to safety and a fourth is missing, according to Army officials.
Neil is the fifth Gladwin county boy to die in service and the second from the Beaverton area
within two weeks time. Born September 3, 1919, he graduated from Woodland High School in 1938 and
was employed by the Hastings Manufacturing Company until his enlistment in the Army in October of
1940. He was accepted for flying training in June of 1941 and completed the Primary School at
Jackson, Mississippi, and the Basic School at Greenville, Mississippi, prior to entering the Napier
Field Flying School in Alabama. He was graduated as a full-fledged pilot from the Napier training
school in October of this year.
He was married on October 5th of this year to Miss Juanita Walley, of Hattisburg, Mississippi,
who survives. Other survivors include his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rise; a sister, Mrs. Louise
Estep, of Sunfield; and a brother Zack, at home.
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Personal Information
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Death Date
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Burial/Final Location
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Service
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01/31/1943
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Dale Cemetery, Beaverton, MI
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Army Pilot
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Publication Information
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Pub. Date
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Publication
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Pub. Page
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02/10/1943
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Gladwin County Record, Gladwin, MI
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P:1 C:1
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Transcription Information
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Date
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Transcribed by
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Source Media
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January 2005
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Tom Ladner
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Microfilm
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