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Charles William Gunther
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
35 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
June 19, 1953
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Captain Gunther was the pilot of a F-86F Sabre Jet fighter bomber with the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On June 19, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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