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Daniel Gilbert Melendrez
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Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
121 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
October 15, 1952
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Second Lieutenant Melendrez was a pilot of a AD-2 Skyraider fighter the Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 15, 1952, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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