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John Jennings Roessel
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
August 7, 1952
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First Lieutenant Roessel was the navigator of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On August 7, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. 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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