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Joel Orlander Rives
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
67 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
April 27, 1952
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First Lieutenant Rives was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On April 27, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burned. 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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