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Casualty Info
Home Town Pequot Lakes, Minn
Last Address Iwakuni, Japan
Casualty Date Sep 02, 1950
Cause MIA-Finding of Death
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery (VA) - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aircraft/Missile Information
The B-26K is a modified and remanufactured A-26B originally built during World War II. On Mark Engineering of California rebuilt aging Douglas B-26Bs during 1964 and 1965 for use in the Vietnam War. Due to political considerations the aircraft were called A-26A during their deployment to Thailand with the 609th Special Operations Squadron. Their duties in Vietnam primarily consisted of interdicting the flow of North Vietnamese supplies and troops down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Invaders served until 1969 when the last of them were returned to the United States.
