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Casualty Info
Home Town Denora, PA
Last Address Punxsutawney, PA
Casualty Date Dec 09, 1951
Cause Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Korea
Conflict In The Line of Duty
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Lieutenant London was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 653 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45). On December 9, 1951, while conducting refresher air operations in TARE Area, his aircraft collided with another F4U-4B causing it to crash.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 355201
Active duty 9/29/1942 to 8/4/1946
Reserve duty 8/4/1946 to 1950
Active reserve duty 1950 to 12/9/51
The information contained in this profile was compiled from barious internet sources.
Name: Donald Earl London Birth Date: 12 Aug 1924 Gender: Male Race: White Home City: Jefferson Home State: Pennsylvania Citizen Status: US Casualty Date: 9 Dec 1951 Casualty Country: Korea Casualty Type: ACCIDENT Service Branch: US Navy Rank: Lieutenant Pay Grade: Captain (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Lieutenant (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard) Previous Detail: NO REMAINS FOUND Disposed Date: 9 Dec 1951 Organization: USS VALLEY FORGE CV 45