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John Lucius Horn
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
39 FTR INTCP SQ 18 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
August 14, 1951
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Captain Horn was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On August 14, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into the Taedong-ni River. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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