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Jeremiah David Shanahan
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
214 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
July 27, 1951
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Captain Shanahan was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 214, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 27, 1951, while on bombing mission over North Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 15, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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