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Donald Albert “Donnie” Acord

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Donald Albert “Donnie” Acord

Birth
Pateros, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Death
1 Oct 1957 (aged 27)
Blue River, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Methow, Okanogan County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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The Seattle Daily Times – Oct. 2, 1957

Tractor Kills Worker at Dam

SPRINGFIELD, Ore., Oct. 2 – Don A. Acord, 27, Twisp, Wash., was killed by a rolling tractor yesterday. It was the first fatality on the Army Engineers' Cougar dam site on the South Fork of the McKenzie River.

Officials of Donald Drake Construction Co,. said Acord was operating the tractor to strip soil for the foundation of the dam. The tractor slipped over a 25-foot embankment and the 22-ton vehicle rolled over Acord.
The Seattle Daily Times – Oct. 2, 1957

Tractor Kills Worker at Dam

SPRINGFIELD, Ore., Oct. 2 – Don A. Acord, 27, Twisp, Wash., was killed by a rolling tractor yesterday. It was the first fatality on the Army Engineers' Cougar dam site on the South Fork of the McKenzie River.

Officials of Donald Drake Construction Co,. said Acord was operating the tractor to strip soil for the foundation of the dam. The tractor slipped over a 25-foot embankment and the 22-ton vehicle rolled over Acord.

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  • Created by: Teresa
  • Added: Jul 10, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39297720/donald_albert-acord: accessed ), memorial page for Donald Albert “Donnie” Acord (16 Jan 1930–1 Oct 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39297720, citing Methow Cemetery, Methow, Okanogan County, Washington, USA; Maintained by Teresa (contributor 46969893).