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Orville Jack Lipscomb
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
April 25, 1951
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First Lieutenant Lipscomb was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 25, 1951, while on a combat mission of attacking enemy gun positions, 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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