Lawson Oliver Bittaker, Sr

1944 - 1978  (33 years)

• Name	Lawson Oliver Bittaker, Sr
  Suffix	Sr
  Born	4 Aug 1944	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
  	Mercy Hospital, 311 North College St., Macon, Bibb, Georgia; born at 5:14pm; Attendant: J.L. King; Local Registrar: R.F. Cary; Filed September 5, 1944. Birthplace of father: Stillmore, Ga.; Occupation:L Cashier - Bookkeeper, Exchange Bank; Age: 31 Birthplace of mother: Jones County, Ga.; Age 32
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	12 Feb 1978	Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
  	U.S. Army Personnel and Dependent Casualties, 1961-1981 about Lawson Oliver Bittaker Name: Lawson Oliver Bittaker Birth Date: 4 Aug 1944 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Home State: Idaho Home City: Woodstock Religion: Latter Day Saints-Mormon Casualty Country: United States and Territory Casualty Category: Non-battle Dead Casualty Status: Non-hostile Dead: Died Of Wounds/injury (current), No Previous Report (previous) Casualty Date: 12 Feb 1978 Cause of Death: Not Booby Trap Connected: Aircraft Connected Not At Sea; Injuries Sustained In A Vehicle Accident (vehicle Major Cause) Vehicle: Fixed Wing Aircraft (type); Government (owner) Position in Vehicle : Observer Report Date: 22 Feb 1978 PostProm: No Tour Start Date: 12 Feb 1978 Personnel Catagory: Active Duty Army Military Class: Enlisted Personnel Rank: Specialist Fifth Class
  Death Certificate	12 Feb 1978	Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA   [1]
  	Georgia Death Certificate 005795
  Died	12 Feb 1978	Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Cobb, Georgia, USA
  		OV1C Plane Crash Lawson Oliver Bittaker Sr. died on Sunday, February 12, 1978 when his Army OV1C Mohawk aircraft crashed in the woods on the opposite side of Highway 41 across from runway at Dobbins AFB, Marietta, Georgia. Lawson served as Tactical Observer on the aircraft which was piloted by Chief Warrant Office Brannon. Cause of the crash was later determined by investigating officials to be associated with engine maintenance preformed 27 hours earlier by Cumberland Army Depot. During the maintenance of the engine, glass pellets used in the shot peening process to clean the inside of the engine casing were not removed. Mr Brannon had over 20,000 hours of flying experience and was successful in navigating the vechicle to the wooded area and away from a crowded shopping area prior to crashing.
  Cemetery	15 Feb 1978	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
  	Macon Memorial Park
  Buried	15 Feb 1978	Macon Memorial Park, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA   [2]
  		Lawson Oliver Bittaker, Sr (1944 - 1978) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I118	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	William Oliver Bittaker 2x ,   b. 26 Nov 1912, Georgia, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1968, Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Beatrice Jarrell,   b. 02 April 1912, Jarrell Plantation, Jones, Georgia, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1997, Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	5 Jun 1943	Gulfport, Harrison, Mississippi, USA
  		Wedding Photo: Beatrice Jarrell and William Oliver Bittaker
  Divorced	24 Jan 1949	Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F302	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 01. Living + 02. Living 2x  + 03. Living
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Lawson Oliver Bittaker Photo taken in about 1967 or 1968

  
  

• Sources

  [S144] Birth, Death, and Marriage Records, Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, (Ancestry.com), Death Certificate 005795 (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 14105799 (Reliability: 3).