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Robert Ives Nordell
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
311 MAR FTR SQ 33 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
July 17, 1953
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Captain Nordell was the pilot of a F9F-5 Panther Jet fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 311, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 17, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft failed and he bailed out over the Sea of Japan near Pusan, South Korea. Rescue efforts was unsuccessful. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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