1943 — Aug 10, Lightning Kills Soldiers on baseball field, Fort Belvoir, VA                 —       6

Compiled by Wayne Blanchard; last edit 4-30-2024 for upload to: http://www.usdeadlyevents.com/

—  6  Ludlum. The American Weather Book. 1982, p. 143.

—  6  UP. “Lightning Bolt Kills Soldiers.” Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. 8-11-1943, 1.

Narrative Information

Aug 11, UP: “Ft. Belvoir, Va. (UP) – A bolt of lightning ripped into a group of soldiers just concluding a baseball game yesterday, killing six of the players and injuring three others so seriously that they first were reported dead. The men had just ended the game as the supper hour approached at the officer training school here.” (United Press. “Lightning Bolt Kills Soldiers.” The Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. 8-11-1943, p. 1.)

Sources

Ludlum, David M. The American Weather Book. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982.

United Press. “Lightning Bolt Kills Soldiers.” The Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield, MA. 8-11-1943, p. 1. Accessed 4-30-2024 at:

https://newspaperarchive.com/pittsfield-berkshire-county-eagle-aug-11-1943-p-1/