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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1082-Pilot, B-26
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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
1940 - 1952
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth 1922 |
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Sgt Stephen Willcox-Deceased
to remember
Britton, Peter Jack, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town Winston-Salem, N.C. |
Last Address Pusan-East AB (K-9), South Korea
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Casualty Date Oct 29, 1952 |
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Cause Hostile, Died while Missing |
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land |
Location Korea, North |
Conflict Korean War |
Location of Interment Cameron Presbyterian Church - Moore County, North Carolina |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Not Specified |
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From Year 1950 |
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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.
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