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David Edward Shelley

Born: 14 March 1920, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Died: 24 January 1945, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States.
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: Flight Officer
Service Notes: He served as an instructor aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress, helping prepare aircrews for the dangerous missions they would face during World War II. During a training flight near Dyersburg Army Air Base in Tennessee, his aircraft collided with another plane in midair. Both aircraft plummeted to the ground and burst into flames about five miles from the airfield. He was 25 years old.

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The Banyan (1940)

David Shelley was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1940. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1940. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1940.