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James Roy Turner
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Rank
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
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Date of Death
December 6, 1952
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Major Turner was the pilot of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On December 6, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft suffered mechanical failure and crashed into the sea near Kunsan Airfield (K-8). He died of exposure after rescue. |
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