Names of those aboard the DC-6A:


Another view of Rikers Island Protestant chaplain E. Frederick Proelss praying
for the air crash deceased as snowfall partially covers their body bags.
Crew Members
Alva V. R. Marsh
Basil S. Dixwell
Angelo Andon
Doris Steele
Catherine Virchow
Emily Gately
Passengers
Anderson, Robert Hartley
Quebec, Canada
* Anderson, Mrs. Robert Hartley
Quebec, Canada

Andrews, Mrs. Barbara
Wotcester, Mass

Ball, Abraham
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Benson, Mason
New York, N. Y.
Benson, Mrs. Mason
New York, N. Y.
Benson, Mrs. Beatrice S.
The Bronx, N. Y.
Benson, Joseph S.
The Bronx, N. Y.

Bourgoin, Arthur
Augusta., Me.
Bourgoin, Mrs. Mary
Augusta, Me.

Broadfoot, Miss Joan
Valley Stream, N. Y.

* Bruso, Dr. A. J.
Fitchburg, Mass.

* Carty, Mrs. Marie Ruth
New York, N. Y.

Chadwick, Miss Gloria
Lowell, Mass.
Chadwick, Mrs. Laura
Lowell, Mass.
* Chadwick, Norman
Lowell, Mass.

Chase, Miss Ann
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Chopelas, Mrs. Esther
Malden, Mass.
Chopelas, Gregory
Malden, Mass.

Connors, Mrs. Nora
New York, N. Y.

Davis, Norman
Roslyn Heights, N. Y.

* DeRosa, Mario
The Bronx, N. Y.

Dresner, Edwin
Great Neck, N. Y.
Dresner, Mrs. Roslyn
Great Neck, N. Y.

Domash, Mrs. Barbara
Plainview, N. Y.

* Domash, Eileen
Plainview, N. Y.
Domash, William
Plainview, N. Y.

Dubrowsky, S.
Quebec, Canada

Elden, Miss A.
Kew Gardens, N. Y.

Elden, Paul
Kew Gardens, N. Y.
Elden, Mrs. Paul
Kew Gardens, N. Y.

Farber, Miss Rose
Worcester, Mass.

* Fox,E. K.
Lake Placid, N. Y.

* Giroux, Mrs. Wilfred
Quebec, Canada

Gonsalvez, Hannibal
North Dartmouth, Mass.
Gonsalvez, Mrs. Rita
North Dartmouth, Mass.

Kandell, Harold
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Kandell, Mrs. Ann
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Kazakis, James
Manchester, N. H.

Koenig, Harold
Pleasantville, N. Y.

Kovnat, Dr. Benjamin
Kew Gardens, N. Y.

Kronen, Kenneth
Plainview, N. Y.
Kronen, Mark
Plainview, N. Y.
Kronen, Ricky
Plainview, N. Y.
Kronen, Mrs. Selma
Plainview, N. Y.

Landy, Joy
Miami Beach, Fla.
Landy, Marshall
Miami Beach, Fla.

Lassell, Gerald S.
Saugus, Mass.
Lassell, Mrs. Marilyn
Saugus, Mass.
Lassell, Roy
Saugus, Mass.

* Leichman, Irving
Glen Cove, N. Y.
* Leichman, Mrs. Irving
Glen Cove, N. Y.

* Lessard, Joseph
Quebec, Canada

* McAloon, Mrs. Helen
North Andover, Mass

. Munch, Miss Annette
Valley Stream, N. Y.

Naylor, Charles
Roslyn Heights, N. Y.
Naylor, Mrs. Charles
Roslyn Heights, N. Y.

* Nixon, Mrs. Lillian
Worcester, Mass.

Nolan, John Q.
Norwich, Conn.

O'Brien, Miss Dorothy
Worcester, Mass.
O'Brien, Miss Geraldine
Worcester, Mass.

Opatowski, Dan
The Bronx, N. Y.
Opatowski, Mrs. Yetta
The Bronx, N. Y.

* Peterson, David
Manchester, N. H.

Pierce, Robert P.
Mattapoisett, Mass.
Pierce, Mrs. Robert P.
Mattapoisett, Mass.

Price, Harold
Larchmont, N. Y.

Reddington, John F.
Milton, Mass.
Reddington, Mrs. John F.
Milton, Mass.

* Ritman, Mrs. Rose
New York, N. Y.

* Robbins, L.
New York, N. Y.

* Robit, Mrs. Lillian
Kew Gardens, N. Y.

Salzer, Mrs. Doris
Worcester, Mass.
Salzer, James
Worcester, Mass.
Salzer, Karen
Worcester, Mass.

Sanger, Mrs. Joan
Scarsdale, N. Y.
Sanger, Mindy
Scarsdale, N. Y.

Schulman, Abraham
Forest Hills, N. Y.
Schulman, Mrs. Rita
Forest Hills, N. Y.
Schulman, Miss Arlene
Forest Hills, N. Y.

* Schwartz, Hyman
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Smithberg, Irving
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Solomonsky, Mrs. Sandra
Syosset, N. Y.
Solomonsky, Garry
Syosset, N. Y.

Stamm, Miss Sarah
New York, N. Y.

Tabor, Harold
Mamaroneck N. Y.

Taub, Dr. Jacob
The Bronx, N. Y.

Tannenbaum, Mrs. Pauline
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Tulowiecki, Edward
South Lancaster, Mass.
Tulowiecki, Nancy
South Lancaster, Mass.

* Warren, Mrs. J.
Jamaica, N. Y.

* Wein, A.
Little Neck, N. Y.

Williams, Miss Margaret
Worcester, Mass.

Wollock, Jules
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Zukowski, Mrs. Blanche
Worcester, Mass.



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The above list of names of those aboard Northeast Airlines DC-6A Feb. 1, 1957 comes from Pages 244 - 246 of Alvin Moscow's Tiger on a Leash.

Asteriks are used above to denote those killed in the crash.

NYCHS expresses appreciation to Alvin Moscow for permission to use excerpts from his book and to Hank Foglino for transmitting the names from the printed page into digitally useable text.

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