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CDR Ralph John Touch

Birth: 25 Jun 1927
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Death: 4 Aug 1969 (aged 42)
Valparaíso, Chile
Burial: Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: CMDR Ralph John Touch was the pilot of a U.S Navy Aircraft that crashed in the Andes Mountains somewhere on the western slopes, plane and crew where never found Add to Map
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Ralph is husband to Norma Heist Touch and Son of Ralph A and Margaret Bellizzi Touch.

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Ralph A Touch

1906–1933
Margaret M Bellizzi Buccello

1909–1995

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Norma Ann Heist Touch

1928–1969

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Robert James Touch

1929–2008

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Marla Elizabeth Touch Turskey

1962–2001

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Pacific Stars & Stripes [TokyoJAPAN]
-Fri 8 Aug 1969 p3 col 1

US Navy aircraft C-47 BuNo 17254 disappeared while en route from its home base at El Belloto Naval Air Station near Vina del Mar, Chile, to Buenos Aires, Argentina. One intermediate stop had been made at Los Cerrillos Airport, Santiago, Chile, for international clearance. There were four crew members and twelve passengers on board consisting in part of several dependents of US Military, both Navy and Air Force. The flight was en route for scheduled necessary maintenance at Buenos Aires. It is believed that a crash occurred shortly after last contact at 1716 hours 4 August 1969, killing all occupants. It is suspected that weather conditions were the primary cause of the accident. This aircraft and the remains of its crew have never been found and are still missing.

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CDR Ralph J Touch, USN, Pilot, from Des Moines IA
LCDR James P Kuhn, USN, Co-Pilot, from Osage IA
ATC Joe Fernandez, USN, Radioman, from El Paso TX
ADRC John T Higgins, USN, Aircraft Mechanic, from Medford MA
LCDR Harold L Mooney, USN, Passenger, from New York NY
SSgt Frank A Homer, USAF, Passenger
TSgt Robert L Paterson, Jr, USAF, Passenger, from PA
SSgt Ronnie J Ball, USAF, Passenger
Shelby Penn Mooney, Wife of LCDR Mooney, Passenger
Elisabeth/Elizabeth Anne Smith, Wife of Capt Floyd E Smith, Passenger
Norma Ann Heist Touch, Wife of CDR Touch, Passenger
Carol Tilton, Wife of CDR Robert L Tilton, Passenger
Claudine Cox Fernandez, Wife of ATC Fernandez, Passenger
Carol Homer, Wife of SSgt Homer, Passenger
Esther Zuluaga Paterson, Wife of TSgt Paterson, Passenger
Norma R Orcutt Ball, Wife of SSgt Ball, Passenger

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