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Medard Thomas Purdy
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Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
December 17, 1952
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Lieutenant Purdy was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was a pilot of a single engine torpedo bomber at Brown Field, San Diego, California. On December 17, 1952, while practicing landing on simulated Naval aircraft carriers, he crashed on the runway and was killed. |
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