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Luther Reid Hawkins
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
May 24, 1952
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Captain Hawkins was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On May 24, 1952, while on a night intruder mission at "Purple Four", there was an explosion aboard the aircraft. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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