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John Patrick McKenna
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Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Unit
3 COMPRON
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Date of Death
February 8, 1952
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Lieutenant McKenna was the pilot of a F4U-5N Corsair night fighter with Composite Squadron 3, aboard carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45). On February 8, 1952, while flying a rescue combat air patrol, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and its cockpit was set on fire. He was last seen over Kojo Bay, North Korea. He was presumed dead on May 3, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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