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John Daniel Nadelhoffer
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
January 26, 1952
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Captain Nadelhoffer was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 12 aboard the carrier USS BADOENG STRAIT (CVE-116). On January 26, 1952, while flying over Hong-ga-ri, North Korea, his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He ejected over Kirin-do Island but his parachute failed to open. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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