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Author: aurina
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12/10/1958:Wednesday; Assoc. Press: FT. Rucker, Ala., Dec. 10 AP)-A helicopter crash
Tuesday killed Maj. Gen. Bogardus
Cairns, commanding general of this southeast Alabama base
and commandant of its Army aviatlon center. The 49-year-old general's two passenger
helicopter plunged into tree tops shortly after het ook off alone from post headquarters
en route to another section of the camp. A native of New York and 1932 West Point
graduate,. Cairns had been in command here since June 8, 1957. Cairns led a combat unit
through some of Italy's hardest campaigns during World War II. Earlier in the war he
was an executive officer in 'Africa.
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