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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1952-1953, Missing In Action (MIA)
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Service Years
1944 - 1952
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Personal Details
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Year of Birth
1925 |
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to remember
Dennis, Gene Alton, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Marian, Indiana |
Last Address
Kunsan AB, South Korea
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Casualty Date
Sep 28, 1952 |
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Cause
Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason
Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location
Korea, North |
Conflict
Korean War |
Location of Interment
Not Specified |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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1944-1944, 459th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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1950-1950, Primary Flight School
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1950-1951, Advanced Flight Training Course
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1951-1951, Luke Air Force Base
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1951-1951, 35th Fighter Group
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1951-1951, 41st Fighter Squadron
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1952-1952, 428th Fighter-Bomber Squadron - Buccaneers
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1952-1952, 474th Fighter Group
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1952-1953, Missing In Action (MIA)
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Last Known Activity
"USMA Class of 1950, First Lieutenant Dennis was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with the 428th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 474th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 28, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was shot down by a MiG-15. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial...Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Korean War Honor Roll, http://www.abmc.gov
"Aircraft Type: F-84E, Tail Number: 51-592, Crewmembers Associated With This Loss: Dennis, Gene A 1Lt USAF MIA, Circumstances of Loss: Downed by MiG" Source: Korwald Loss Incident Summary, http://www.dtic.mil
"After theater indoctrination flights, he began flying bombing and close air support sorties over North and South Korea. After completing 20 combat missions, he was selected to be a flight leader on his 21st flight and scheduled to lead four F-84s on a combat mission near Pyong Yang, North Korea. On that mission, he was shot down. No one in the flight observed a parachute..." Source: http://www.usma1950.com
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Comments/Citation
Gene Alton Dennis was born in Tipton, Indiana. He was the son of Byron Leslie Dennis and Margaret Jane Beach and grew up in Indiana and Ohio, as his father moved frequently with his railroad job. Gene spent his senior year of high school at Memorial High School in St. Mary's, Ohio. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a Private on June 19, 1944. He completed Basic Training at Kessler Army Field (AAF), Mississippi and as an Aviation Cadet began pilot training at Spence AAF, Georgia before resigning from the Aviation Cadet Program to to attend the USMA Preparatory Program at Amherst College, Massachusetts. He then went to Westover AAF, Massachusetts with the United Services Military Apprentice Program. Gene was accepted to the USMA in June of 1945, but due to academic difficulties left USMA to attend Sullivan Preparatory School. He reentered USMA in the Class of 1950. Sources: http://www.usma1950.com, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and http://trees.ancestry.com
"Name: Gene Alton Dennis
Birth Date: 27 Dec 1925
Gender: Male
Home City: Marion
Home State: Indiana
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 31 Dec 1953 (Note: Presumed dead date)
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Regular
Rank: First Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant"
Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
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