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James Henry Crutchfield
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Rank
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
312 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
November 4, 1951
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Major Crutchfield was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On November 4, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He tried to land on a stream bed but crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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