The Three Families
This is a partial list of family members of the three young servicemen who died when their U.S. Navy seaplane — George 1 — crashed in Antarctica on December 30, 1946:
- Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez, USNR, 20
Newport, Rhode Island
- Aviation Radioman Wendell K. Hendersin, USN, 25
Sparta, Wisconsin
- Aviation Machinist Mate Frederick W. Williams, USN, 26
Huntingdon, Tennessee
The families are committed to the safe, successful, dignified, and respectful recovery of their brothers, uncles, and cousins for proper interment alongside their parents, brothers, and sisters in their hometown family cemetery plots.
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Ensign Maxwell A. Lopez
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Richard Lopez
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Elkton, MD
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Nephew
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Theodore “Ted” Maxwell Lopez
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Springfield, VA
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Nephew
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Barbara Lopez Funk
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Lincoln University, PA
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Niece
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Susanne Lopez
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Oxford, PA
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Sister-In Law
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Judith Lopez Funk
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Bloomingdale, NJ
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Niece
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Chief Petty Officer Wendell “Bud” Hendersin
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Betty Jean (Hendersin) Spencer
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Mundelein, IL
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Sister
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Joanne (Hendersin) Olson
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Sparta, WI
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Sister
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Carolyn Hendersin
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Sparta, WI
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1st Cousin
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Dolores Hendersin
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Sparta, WI
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1st Cousin
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Robert M Olson
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Sparta, WI
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Nephew
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Kathy Harris
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Sparta, WI
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Niece
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Linda Cancutt
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Sparta, WI
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Niece
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Chad Harris, US Navy
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Sparta, WI
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Grand Nephew
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Shannon Harris, US Air Force
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Sparta, WI
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Grand Niece
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Harry Hendersin
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Sparta, WI
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1st Cousin
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Charles Hendersin
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Sparta, WI
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1st Cousin
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Jessica Spencer
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Bloomington, IL
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Grand Niece
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Dale Spencer
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Roundlake Beach, IL
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Nephew
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Gary Spencer
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Roundlake, IL
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Nephew
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Drew Spencer, US Army
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Roundlake, IL
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Grand Nephew
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Ryan Spencer
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McHenry, IL
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Grand Nephew
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Zachary Spencer
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Waukegan, IL
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Grand Nephew
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Chief Petty Officer Fred Williams
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Kate Williams Beebe
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San Antonio, TX
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Niece
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Lt. Col. James Beebe
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Schertz, TX
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Great nephew
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George L Williams
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Deer Park, TX
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Nephew
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Jack Williams
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Mont Belvieu, TX
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Nephew
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Wilburn Williams
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Baytown, TX
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Nephew
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Phyllis Brewer
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Decatur, AL
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Great Niece
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Freeda Williams Reid
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Adamsville, AL
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Niece
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Robert Lee Williams
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Jasper, AL
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Nephew
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James Wilkinson
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Atwood, TN
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Cousin
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Patricia Brown
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Memphis, TN
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Niece
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Frederick H. Williams
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Sunbury, OH
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Cousin
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Janice Castille
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Sunbury, OH
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Cousin
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George 1 Crash Surviviors and Their Families
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James “Robbie” Robbins, US Navy (Ret.)
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William “Bill” Kearns, US Navy (Ret.)
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Dave Kearns, son of Bill Kearns
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Commander Pat LeBlanc, US Navy
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George 1 Rescue Crew Survivors and Their Families
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Gene Litz, US Navy (Ret.)
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Garey Jones, son of rescue plane navigator Robert Jones, US Navy
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Commander W.P. Payne, US Navy
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