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Floyd Emmerson Compton
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Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
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Date of Death
April 5, 1951
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Master Sergeant Compton was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 214, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 5, 1951, while on a combat mission two miles south of Kyesong-ni, North Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and exploded in mid-air. |
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