The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Edwin Allen Nixon
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
March 1, 1953
Lieutenant Junior Grade Nixon was the pilot of a F9F-4 Panther Jet fighter with Fighter Squadron 91, aboard the carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). On March 1, 1953, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.