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Fred Brinson Rountree
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
January 14, 1951
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USMA Class of 1946, Captain Rountree was a pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. After forty missions over enemy territory, on January 14, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was struck by enemy anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out about two miles west of Hamjong-ni. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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