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William Bernard Woerman
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Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Unit
92 FITRON
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Date of Death
April 7, 1953
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Lieutenant Woerman was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 92 aboard the aircraft carrier USS VALLEY FORGE (CVA-45). On April 7, 1953, while on a combat mission of strafing enemy positions south of Wonsan, North Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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