Don Wemple
| Date of birth | October 14, 1917 |
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| Place of birth | Gloversville, NY, United States |
| Date of death | June 1944 (aged 26) |
| Place of death | The Hump, British India |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | End |
| US college | Colgate |
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| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
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Don Wemple (October 14, 1917 – June 23, 1943[1]) was an American football player. He died from a plane crash in India while serving on the Hump air route in World War II. He was married to Doris Johnson who later married Don Harrell and died in New Smyrna Beach, FL in 2002.
References
- ^ Algeo, Matthew (September 2013). Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles—"The Steagles"—Saved Pro Football During World War II. ISBN 9781613748855.
Categories:
- 1917 births
- 1943 deaths
- People from Gloversville, New York
- Military personnel from New York (state)
- Players of American football from New York (state)
- Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) players
- American military personnel of World War II
- Colgate Raiders football players
- United States Army Air Forces personnel killed in World War II