Kenneth Earl "Buck" BORING
1943 - 1978 (34 years)
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Name Kenneth Earl "Buck" BORING Born 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 Died 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
Buried 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
Family 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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