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Walter Everett Pittman
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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
July 5, 1951
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Captain Pittman was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 5, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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