Dwiggins - Russell
Lt. Russell Dwiggins
Source: Crawfordsville Journal 4-5- 1918
Lt. Russell Dwiggins, 23 years old was killed at Ellington Aviation Field, Houston, Tx was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dwiggins of Waynetown. He enlisted in the aviation service at Indianapolis soon after war was declared and was at Dayton Ohio some time before being transferred to Houston. Besides the parents, Lt. Dwiggins is survived by a wife and baby and 3 brothers, Charles Dwiggins and his sons have meat markets at Waynetown, Covington and Attica. Dwiggins was a grad. of the Crawfordsville High School and was very popular in local circles while being a member of the Dramatic club. He also attended Indiana and Purdue Univ. and was elected a member of the exclusive Harlequin Club as a Freshman an unusual honor. At the time of his enlistment he was engaged in Chautauqua work. -- kbz
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Source: Crawfordsville Journal 4-5-1918
Houston, Tex -- Lt. Carle E. Ekstrand of Brooklyn, NY and Lt. Russell DWIGGINS of Waynetown In were killed in aviation accidents at Ellington field, here Thurs. Sec Lt Ives was killed in the morning when his machine went into a tailspin and fell. Lt. Otto Ett who was in the same machine was slightly injured. Lt. Ekstrand and Dwiggins were killed in the afternoon. They were flying together when their plane fell. -- kbz