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Casualty Info
Home Town Philadelphia. PA
Last Address Woodbine, NJ
Casualty Date Oct 16, 1951
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates MF 30-4 (memorial)
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Lieutenant Commander Oxley was the pilot of a F2H-2 Banshee fighter with Fighter Squadron 172 aboard the carrier USS ESSEX (CV-9). On October 16, 1951, while on an armed reconnaissance flight, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire near Majon-ni, North Korea, crashed and exploded upon impact. His remains were not recovered.
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Service number: 165618
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Name: Irad Blair Oxley Birth Date: 27 Feb 1921 Gender: Male Race: Caucasian (White) Home City: Woodbine Home State: New Jersey Citizen Status: US Citizen Death Date: 16 Oct 1951 Processed Date: Nov 1976 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot Service Branch: US Navy Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Rank: Lieutenant Commander