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Leland Ralph Richey
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Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Unit
152 FITRON
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Date of Death
May 6, 1953
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Lieutenant Richey was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 152 aboard the aircraft carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On May 6, 1953, following a strike south of Wonsan, North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on August 19, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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