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William John Rainalter
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
312 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
April 22, 1951
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Captain Rainalter was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12 aboard the USS BATAAN (CVL-29). On April 22, 1951, during a strike on Sariwon air strip, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and exploded. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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