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John Edward Southerland
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
35 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
June 6, 1953
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First Lieutenant Southerland was the pilot of a F-86F Sabre Jet fighter bomber with the 35th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On June 6, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out safely. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on June 7, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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