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John Joseph Magda
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Rank
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
March 8, 1951
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Lieutenant Commander Magda was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F9F-2B Panther Jet fighter with Fighter Squadron 191 aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On March 8, 1951, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, and spiraled into the sea off Tanch'on, Korea. |
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