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Joseph Mathews Babasa
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
67 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
July 9, 1951
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Captain Babasa was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 9, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames 25 miles southwest of Sunchon, Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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