Kenneth Earl "Buck" BORING
1943 - 1978 (34 years)-
Name Kenneth Earl "Buck" BORING Birth 6 Jul 1943 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1950 Lynn Camp (Sedalia), Doddridge Co, WV [3] Military From 18 Jul 1961 to 16 Jul 1965 [4, 5] A2C, US Air Force, Vietnam Education Doddridge County High School (1961) [6] Occupation construction worker Death 27 Apr 1978 Willow Island, Pleasants Co, WV [1] Cause: scaffold collapse - He was one of the 51 workers killed when the scaffolding collapsed during construction of the Willow Island Power Plant.
https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1282
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Island_disaster
https://youtu.be/06moeVolGmI?si=eVDJuxcnlGZCR9ic
Burial Center Point Christian Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV [2] Person ID I13402 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 15 Jun 2024
Father Harry Edward "Babe" BORING, b. 30 Jan 1910, Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH d. 11 Oct 1968, Salem, Harrison Co, WV (Age 58 years)Mother Ruby Lucille MERRITT, b. 19 Mar 1922, Salem, Harrison Co, WV d. 22 Apr 1995 (Age 73 years)Family ID F40035 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Living Children > 1. Living + 2. Living + 3. Living Family ID F4778 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- He was one of the 51 workers killed when the scaffolding collapsed during construction of the Willow Island Power Plant.
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