Seaney, Donald Larue 'Don'

1937 - 1958  (20 years)

• Name	Seaney, Donald Larue 'Don'
  Birth	24 Oct 1937	Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SEAN.D002
  _FGRAVE	140685230
  Military Service	Airman First Class, 4520th Air Demonstration Flight, United States Air Force  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		United States Air Force
  		United States Air Force
  		Airman First Class (abbreviated as A1C) (paygrade E-3), United States Air Force From 1947 to 1952, this rank was known as an Air Force Corporal, and from 1952 to 1967 it was called an Airman Second Class. Also during this time frame, the E-4 paygrade rank, now known as Senior Airman, was called Airman First Class.
  		United States Air Force Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	9 Oct 1958	Fayette County, Idaho   [1]
  	Cause: Airplane Crash
  Burial	Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Seaney, Don LaRue
  Person ID	I36922	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Seaney, Ralph Austin,   b. 4 Mar 1902   d. 30 Jun 1963 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Brashear, Minnie Myrtle,   b. 1901, Crawford County, Illinois d. 1980, Crawford County, Illinois (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F12792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Oct 1937 - Crawford County, Illinois Death - Cause: Airplane Crash - 9 Oct 1958 - Fayette County, Idaho Burial - - Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Airman USAF: Killed on October 10, 1958 along with 18 others when their C-123 crashed in Payette County Idaho. The crew were a mechanical and support crew for the USAF Thunderbirds.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15608] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Seaney, Donald Larue, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140685230/donald-larue-seaney), none. (Reliability: 2).