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Robert Edward “Bob” Grett

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Robert Edward “Bob” Grett

Birth
Cheney, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA
Death
19 Mar 1939 (aged 28)
Compton, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Lot 735X, “F” Plot
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Story told by my grandfather is that Bob was a flight instructor and died in a plane crash when one of his students froze at the stick.

I just received the newspaper article below. It is from an L.A. paper the evening of the crash.

TWO DIE AS STUNTING SHIP HITS POWER LINE

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 19
Two men were killed when their light
monoplane crashed into a power line
and fell in flames in a suburban section
today.
Sheriff's deputies identified them as Bob
Grett, 30, pilot, and Samuel Hogan, 36.
Botha Heilbron, who saw the crash, said the
men apparently were stunting.


According to his death cert, he died in Compton, Los Angeles county. In 1939 this was a small community and wide open spaces in the countryside. His brother John was the informant on the certificate.

Story told by my grandfather is that Bob was a flight instructor and died in a plane crash when one of his students froze at the stick.

I just received the newspaper article below. It is from an L.A. paper the evening of the crash.

TWO DIE AS STUNTING SHIP HITS POWER LINE

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 19
Two men were killed when their light
monoplane crashed into a power line
and fell in flames in a suburban section
today.
Sheriff's deputies identified them as Bob
Grett, 30, pilot, and Samuel Hogan, 36.
Botha Heilbron, who saw the crash, said the
men apparently were stunting.


According to his death cert, he died in Compton, Los Angeles county. In 1939 this was a small community and wide open spaces in the countryside. His brother John was the informant on the certificate.

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  • Created by: Tim
  • Added: Mar 29, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87606645/robert_edward-grett: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Edward “Bob” Grett (11 Aug 1910–19 Mar 1939), Find a Grave Memorial ID 87606645, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Tim (contributor 46844902).