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William Fletcher McMurry
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
April 19, 1952
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USMA Class 1949, First Lieutenant McMurry was the pilot of a B-26C with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing based at Kunsan Air Base (K-8), Korea. On April 19, 1952, after take off on a combat mission, the aircraft crashed into the Yellow Sea one mile from shore. He was presumed dead on May 4, 1952. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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