The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-22
Bodies of
Lost Flyers
Are Found
Army Officers Missing Since
December Z, Located on In
dian Reservation IS Miles
West of Tucson.
Corpses Chaned by Fire

san Francisco, Dec. 2l The charred
hodies Of the missing aviators. Col.
Francis G. Marshall and Lieut..
Charles Wehber. have been found ON
tue Papalo Indian reservation about rs
miles West of Tucson. Ariz., the South
crn Pacific railroad offices here were
advised this afternoon in dispatches
from Tucson.
cowboy. the advices state. came
upon the bodies near what is known
as Indian Oasis. The bodies lay in
the wreckage of the flyers airplane.
! is not known whether Col Marshall
they crushed to earth or burned to
death afterward.
The message to the Southern Pa
cific said:
'Some cowboy found those two
aviaturs near Indian Oasis. Both ap-
parently were burned to death About
- miles south Of Tucson ON papalo
reservation. No railroad there 1t is
on wagon track. Suppose airplane
fell to ground and aviators burned to
death"
Near Water Hole.
Los Angeles. Dec. 21.-Coyered
Wells, the little desert settlement.
near which the bodies of the missing
oviators. Col Francis {. Marshall and
Lieut. Charles l.. Webber. were found
today, consists of a dwelling and an
automobile service station on the road
between Tucson and Ajo. about 40
AZ
Southern Pacific railroad.
Situated in low. rolling desert coun-
Try. the settlement is close to an old
water hole much frequented by travel
ers in the days when the desert jour
ney from Tucson to Ajo was extreme
~ long and tedious undertaking. 1t
is about 75 miles southwest of Tue
son.
Missing Since December :.
Col. Francis c. Marshall, attached
to the staff OF the chief OF cavalry
lat Washington and brigadier gem
eral who served with distinction an
the world war. and Lieut.. Charles l..
Webber of the air service left San
Diego at 9:15 Thursday. December Z,
for. a flight to Fort Huachuca, near
Tucson. Ariz
Col. Marshall had been on an in
snection tour of cavalry camps
throughout the country and had used
airplanes extensively on this mission.
lie commanded n brigade of the First
and Second divisions in France from
1917 to 1919 and received the Croix
De Guerre for distinguished service.
Native of Denver.
Lieut.. Webber was an experienced
cross. country flyer and was instruct
ed TO report by wire upon his arrival.
Weber was 81 years old and a native
OF Denver. where his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Weber. now reside.
Weber entered the aviation school
at Berkeley, Cal. i'll 1917, and was
commissioned at Mt. Clemons, Mich.
in 1918. lie served two years in the
Philippines.
Saturday, December 8, five air.
planes of the Twelfth observation
squadron located at Fort Eiiss. III
Paso, Tex. started an intensive
search for the missing airmen. These
planes were in charge of Maj l.. G..
Heffernan. They were joined later
by 10 more airplanes. The planes
carried emergency rations and water
containers so attacned that they
could be dropped at any point on the
desert If the lost officers were sighed
and landing was impossible.
The search was conducted on n
scale larger than any other similar
!. operation conducted by the army air
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