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Frederick Russell Koontz
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
90 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
September 2, 1951
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First Lieutenant Koontz was the pilot of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On September 2, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft crashed in a ball of fire. One parachute was observed. He was listed as Missing in Action. He was presumed dead 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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