AIR COMMANDO 2 Ponce, Afton Marie (nee Thornton)

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Ponce​

• FORENAME

Afton Marie (nee Thornton)​

• UNIT

56 Rescue Squadron (48 Fighter Wing)​

• RANK

Staff Sergeant​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

7th January 2014​

• AGE

28​

• GRAVESITE

Evergreen Cemetery,Priest River,Bonner County,Idaho​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Priest River,Idaho​

born 22.2.1985 Lebanon,Oregon​

daughter of Therien Maxwell Thornton (Sgt USMC Vietnam)​

wife of Andy Ponce (2 sons Maverick and Xavier)​

graduated Lamanna High School,Priest River 2003​

entered service 2004​

Bolling AFB,Washington,D.C.​

Honor Guard,Arlington National Cemetery​

56 Rescue Squadron​

aerial gunner​

HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter (88-26109)​

night training mission​

hit by flock of geese ​

crashed Cley next the Sea,Norfolk,England​

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