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Eugene Fred Johnson
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Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Unit
114 FITRON
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Date of Death
October 4, 1952
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Lieutenant Johnson was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 114 (884) aboard aircraft carrier USS KEARSARGE (CVA-33). On October 4, 1952, while diving at supply areas near Yongpo, North Korea, he was attacked by four MiG-15's near Wonsan, North Korea. He was shot down and crashed into the water close to the beach. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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