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Charles Glasgow Strahley
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Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Unit
52 FITRON
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Date of Death
March 21, 1952
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USNA Class of 1948, Lieutenant Junior Grade Strahley was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was a pilot of a F9F-2 Panther Jet fighter with Fighter Squadron 52, aboard the aircraft carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45). On March 21, 1952, he led a flight against an enemy rail network near Hamhung, North Korea. Although his aircraft was struck several times by enemy anti-aircraft fire, he continued the attack until his aircraft was destroyed. He bailed out but became entangled in the shrouds of his parachute in the water and drowned. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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