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Leon John Bernal
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 33 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
March 11, 1951
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Captain Bernal was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On March 11, 1951, while on a combat mission of attacking enemy vehicles, 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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