File:1962 Steelton, Pennsylvania Train Wreck.jpg

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Description View rescue efforts after a train wreck at Steelton, Pennsylvania (USA). 19 people were killed and 199 injured, when a Baseball Special train from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, derailed on 28 July 1962. Three of nine cars landed in the Susquehanna River. A passing U.S. Navy drill team, the NTC Bainbridge (Maryland) Radioman A School Drill Team, participated in the rescue of the passengers. Seaman, Radioman Striker (RMSN) W.D. Hodges, USN, directed the rescue efforts and received a Legion of Merit for his leadership and initiative.
Date circa 1962
date QS:P,+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy All Hands magazine December 1962, p. 19.
Author USN
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