An Erie soldier and others killed almost 60 years ago in what s been called one of aviation s greatest mysteries will be remembered during a ceremony in Maine on Saturday.
Staff Sgt. Leslie Salada was among 107 passengers and crew killed when Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 seemingly exploded en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962. They will be remembered by family members during the unveiling of a monument in their honor in Columbia Falls, Maine.
The monument is on land donated by Wreaths Across America founder Morrill Worchester on the edge of a balsam forest where brush is harvested each year to make wreaths that are placed on veterans graves.
By EMILY BURNHAM | Bangor Daily News, Maine | Published: April 23, 2021 BANGOR, Maine (Tribune News Service) A new monument honoring the U.S. Army soldiers who lost their lives in a mysterious 1962 plane crash in the Pacific Ocean will be unveiled next month at the Wreaths Across America headquarters in Columbia Falls. Three Mainers were on Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a charter flight carrying U.S. military personnel, when it disappeared on March 16, 1962, somewhere between Guam and the Philippines, en route from Travis Air Force Base in California to Saigon, Vietnam. Spc. Leonard R. Wedge from Millinocket, Sgt. Frank E. Pelkey from Farmington and Spc. Donald Sargent of Cornish and Ossipee, New Hampshire, were among the 107 U.S. and South Vietnamese soldiers and crew members killed in the crash, the cause of which remains unknown nearly 60 years later. The crew of a Liberian oil tanker in the area reported seeing a vapor trail go behind a cloud, followed by a flash of lig
Poland Springs helps Wreaths Across America bring wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery
For the eighth year in a row, the Maine-based water company teamed up with Wreaths Across America to honor veterans Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:13 PM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 6:13 PM EST December 18, 2020
MAINE, USA Poland Spring joined Wreaths Across America in transporting wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery for the eighth year in a row.
Driving the Poland Spring truck this year was veteran and Mainer Randy Steber.
The water company also made a $5,000 donation which helped buy more than 300 wreaths to honor service members in cemeteries in Howland and South Buxton, in addition to food donations to food banks in Gray, Poland, Hollis, and Kingfield.
Poland Springs helps Wreaths Across America bring wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery
For the eighth year in a row, the Maine-based water company teamed up with Wreaths Across America to honor veterans Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:13 PM EST December 18, 2020 Updated: 6:13 PM EST December 18, 2020
MAINE, USA Poland Spring joined Wreaths Across America in transporting wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery for the eighth year in a row.
Driving the Poland Spring truck this year was veteran and Mainer Randy Steber.
The water company also made a $5,000 donation which helped buy more than 300 wreaths to honor service members in cemeteries in Howland and South Buxton, in addition to food donations to food banks in Gray, Poland, Hollis, and Kingfield.