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Klamath National Forest National Guard Vehicle Fatality 1987

  • Location:

    California
  • Date:

    09/06/1987
  • Incident Type:

    Vehicle Incident
  • Description:

    National Guardsman Donald Gormley was part of a mobilization to Northern California fires when he was killed in a vehicle accident. Gormley was driving a military vehicle in the mountainous terrain west of Etna, California, when his vehicle left the roadway and rolled down the embankment at about 2050 hours. He was killed int he accident.