Thomas Selfridge
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 117 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 8,1882 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | San Francisco |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | September 17,1908 |
| Died | Fort Myer |
| Arlington | |
| Virginia | |
| United States | |
| Buried | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Years of service | 1903–1908 |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Job | Balloonist |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 595380 |
Thomas Selfridge Life story
Thomas Etholen Selfridge was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in an airplane crash. He was also the first active-duty member of the U.S. military to die in a crash while on duty.