9 3 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 4 ), ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁Dec atur , ▁Neb r aska , ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁forced ▁landing ▁of ▁Bo eing ▁P - 2 6 ▁Pe ash oot er , ▁ 3 3 – 4 6 , ▁c / n ▁ 1 8 2 2 , ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁P urs uit ▁Squadron , ▁ 2 0 th ▁F ighter ▁Group , ▁B ark sd ale ▁Field , ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana , ▁whilst ▁on ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁B ark sd ale ▁to ▁Den ison , ▁Texas , ▁his ▁machine ▁coming ▁down ▁at ▁a ▁location ▁described ▁in ▁one ▁source ▁as ▁an ▁emer gency ▁field ▁ 1 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁Den ison , ▁and ▁as ▁being ▁only ▁ 1 . 5 ▁miles ▁S ▁of ▁Den ison ▁in ▁another . ▁An ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁bullet in ▁states ▁that ▁" his ▁purs uit ▁plane ▁crash ed ▁into ▁a ▁p low ed ▁field ▁one ▁mile ▁from ▁here ▁( Den ison ) ▁at ▁ 9 : 5 0 ▁a . ▁m . ▁today ." ▁L t . ▁Patrick ▁had ▁been ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁Den ison ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁father ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁his ▁birth day ▁when ▁he ▁experienced ▁a ▁thro tt le ▁control ▁mal function . ▁His ▁death ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁air ▁fatal ity ▁for ▁B ark sd ale ▁Field . ▁He ▁was ▁inter red ▁with ▁military ▁hon ors ▁at ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery , ▁Virginia . ▁" He