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Rickelton, Glen Howard, ENS.
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Casualty Info
Home Town Farmington
Casualty Date Jan 06, 1952
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
USS Essex (CV/CVA/CVS-9)
After a brief cruise in Hawaiian waters, she began the first of three tours in Far Eastern waters during the Korean War. She served as flagship for Carrier Division 1 (CarDiv 1) and Task Force 77.
Comments/Citation:
LOCATION: NORTH KOREA
NEAR KOWAN
Ensign Rickelton was the pilot of a F9F-2 Pantherjet fighter with Fighter Squadron 51 aboard the aircraft carrier USS ESSEX (CV-9). On January 6, 1952, he was flying his 50th mission, a strafing run, when his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and exploded about seven miles north of Kowan, Korea.
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Korean Presidential Unit Citation - 1950
Name of Award Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Year Awarded 1950
Last Updated: Apr 16, 2011
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