DEATH -14 April 1957 Hammond Times

HOOSIER GI in DEATH PLUNGE

San Francisco (AP) -- An Indiana soldier plunged to his death Saturday from 
the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. He fell onto the railroad tracks 
opposite Pier 26 at the foot of Steuart Street.The soldier was identified by 
the coroner's office as M. Sgt. KIAH WAMPLER, 55, of Gosport, Ind. He had 
been stationed at Oakland Army Terminal. A note indicated he had been 
depressed over illness. Highway Patrolman Lee Council said he saw Wampler's 
east bound automobile stop suddenly. The door opened and the man leaped over 
the bridge rail.

Submitted by Kathy Bargerhuff