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George Baylor Eichelberger
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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
January 15, 1952
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USMA Class of 1950, First Lieutenant Eichelberger was the pilot of a RF-51D Mustang fighter bomber with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On January 15, 1952, while on a combat mission of strafing enemy positions, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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