Lieutenant J. Wilder Tomlinson, who was killed last Thursday at Brooks Field, Texas, in an airplane accident, was a son of John S. Tomlinson of Hickory, formerly editor of the Piedmont Press and a veteran newspaper man. The father is remembered by many of the older citizens of Hickory.
Lieutenant
Tomlinson had relatives throughout this section of the state and was a member
of a well-known North Carolina family. He entered the aviation corps in March
and was sent to Princeton and from there was transferred to the Texas field to
complete his training. Mr. H.E.C. Bryant, writing in the Charlotte Observer, says he was a brilliant student in the
Washington, D.C., schools.
His parents live in
Washington. Young Tomlinson’s machine became unmanageable and he fell from a
great height.
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