
BIRTH | 28 Apr 1947Delta, Millard County, Utah, USA |
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DEATH | 17 Sep 1988 (aged 41)San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA |
BURIAL | Delta Cemetery, Delta, Millard County, Utah, USA |
1st Lt. Strader was on Medevac standby in a Black Hawk helicopter at the Ramstein airshow when three Italian Jets collided in mid-air. One of those Jets then crashed into his parked helicopter. He was fatally injured and died three weeks later. He was posthumously promoted to Captain.