Introduction
A four-door sedan loaded with six Marine Corps PFC's smashed into
the back of a tractor-trailer truck on the New Jersey turnpike on
December 18, 1951. The Marines were on pass from Camp LeJeune.
The accident was the first fatal accident that happened on the
newly-completed toll road. Five Marines were killed and there
was one survivor.
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Crash Fatalities
DuPere, Pfc. Joseph Edward
Born July 22, 1930, Joseph was the son of Pierre and Anna M.
Bernier DuPere. Anna (1904-1984) later married Joseph
Harton. Private DuPere is buried in Saint John Cemetery,
Plainfield, Connecticut.
Harrop, Pfc. Joseph Dawson
Joseph was born May 03, 1934. He is buried in Oak Grove
Cemetery, Fall River, Massachusetts. Several Harrops are
buried there.
Jacobs, Pfc. Andrew M.
Andrew was born in 1934. He is buried in Saint Gertrude
Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colonia, New Jersey.
Rand, Pfc. John Joseph
John was born June 18, 1934. He is buried in Mount Hope
Cemetery, Boston, Massachusetts.
Violette, Pfc. Norman
Norman was born December 21, 1933. He is buried in
Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Connecticut.
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Crash Survivor
Robertson, Pfc. James L.
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