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John Richard Brinkley
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Rank
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Unit
63 FITRON
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Date of Death
December 23, 1950
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Ensign Brinkley was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 63 aboard the aircraft carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CV-45). On December 23, 1950, performing close air support through Army controllers north of Hungham, North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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