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Dirck de Ryee Westervelt
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
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Date of Death
April 29, 1951
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USMA Class of 1945, First Lieutenant Westervelt was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On April 29, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, he managed to crash land at Seoul South Airfield (K-16), but died of the injuries received. |
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