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Marion J. Crawford
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Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
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Date of Death
July 23, 1951
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Master Sergeant Crawford was the radar observer of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 23, 1951, while on a night combat mission near Pohang, South Korea, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, its hydraulic system failed and the aircraft ditched in the water 300 yards from the beach killing him. |
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