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Thomas Michael Yeager
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Rank
Aviation Chief Radioman, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
March 6, 1953
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Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Yeager was a member of the crew of the carrier USS ORISKANY (CV-34). On March 6, 1953, a F4U-4 Corsair fighter landed with a hung 250 pound general purpose bomb. It dislodged, fell to elevator platform three and exploded, killing the pilot and two servicemen and injuring 13 others. |
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