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Victor Bernard Graper
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
34 TRP CARR SQ 315 TRP CARR WING
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Date of Death
October 16, 1952
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Captain Graper was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a the pilot of a C-46D Commando transport with the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Wing based at Brady Air Base, Kyushu, Japan. On October 16, 1952, he was flying on a courier run between Kangnung, Korea (K-18) and Pohang, Korea (K-3). The aircraft crashed into the sea killing all 25 servicemen on board. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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