Centralia Mine Disaster 1947
Date:
[unknown]
[unknown]
Location:
Centralia, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington Counties, Illinois
Surnames/tags:
Mining_Disasters Illinois Disasters
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History and Circumstances
- Date: 25 Mar 1947
- Location: Centralia, Illinois
- Victims: 111 deaths
- Cause: Explosion (coal mine)
Miners
| Name
| Sourced
| Bio
| Connected
| Category
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| Altadonna, Joe
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| Yes
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| Alvarez, Rodrigo
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Ballantini, Joe
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Barnes, Alvin M.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Basola, Dominic
| Yes
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Basola, Martin
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Beneventi, Domenick
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Berger, Harry A.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Biagi, Celso
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Bryant, Harold Jack
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Bryant, Joe
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Bude, Edward
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Buehne, Otto
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Buehne, Raymond C.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Bush, Tom
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Busse, John
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Cagle, Charles
| Yes
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Carriaux, Theodore V.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Carter, Arthur H.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Cerutti, Joseph
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Cervi, Domenic O.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Chiarottino, Anton J.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Comper, Paul
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Copple, Clifford
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Copple, Francis William
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Dehn, Leo R.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Erwin, Eugene
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Evans, George
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Famera, Frank
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Farley, Andrew
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Fetgatter, Walter H.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Figiellk, John
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Fortmeyer, William F.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Fouts, Ray
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Francis, Odia Lee
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Frazier, Luther
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
| Yes
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| Freeman, Martin Sr.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Freeman, Martin Jr.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Friend, Albert
| YES
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| YES
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| Gaertner, Bruno
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Gallassini, Angelo
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Giovanini, Tony
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| Grotti, John
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Grotti, Lewis
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Gutzler, Adolph
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Gutzler, Fred W.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Gutzler, John H.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Gutzler, John W.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Hoeinghaus, Henry
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Hofstetter, Edward
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Hohman, Gustave
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Jackson, Ned L.
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Jackson, Warrie Lee
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Knicker, Heinrich
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Knight, Phillip
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Koch, Joseph Sr.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Kraus, Charles
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Laughhunn, Fred
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Lenzini, Domenico
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Lenzini, Peter
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Mccollum, Miles
| Yes
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| Yes
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| McGreavey, Charles
| Yes
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| Yes
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| McHenry, Clarence
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Mazeka, John
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Mentler, William
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Moore, Fred
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Moss, Elmer G.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Niepoetter, Henry W.
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| Oestreich, Charles
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Panceroff, George
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Paulauskis, Frank
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Pawlisa, John
| Yes
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| Ys
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| Peart, Charles L.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Peiler, Joseph H.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Pelker, Walter
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Petrea, Alva F.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Piasse, Peter
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Piazzi, Julius
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Piazzi, Louis
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Pick, John Sr.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Placek, John
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Pollacci, Alfredo
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Powell, George
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Privette, Richard
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Purcell, Glenn
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Reggo, Nick
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Rethard, Jacob W.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Rhodes, Forrest
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Rohde, Carl
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Sanders, Daniel Charles
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Schmidt, Jacob
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Schofield, Archie
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Shaw, Lee Gerard
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Skrobul, Anton
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Smith, Clarence
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Smith, Ray O.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Spinner, Andrew
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Spinner, Joseph
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Stevens, Alfred
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Sundermeyer, H. W.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Tabor, James
| Yes
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| Yes
| Yes
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| Tickus, Anthony
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Tickus, Stanley
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Tillman, Anton
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Uhls, Emmett
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Vancil, Desmond "Dude"
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Vancil, Joseph "Joe"
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Watson, Mark L.
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Zanarini, Max
| Yes
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| Yes
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| Zinkus, Joe
| Yes
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| Yes
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Rescue Efforts
Results and Findings
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