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Carl Leodis Washburn
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
June 1, 1952
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Captain Washburn was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Group. On June 1, 1952, while on a close support mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed in inverted position. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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