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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 Birth City: Cloe State Registered: Pennsylvania Death Date: 9 Dec 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action War: Korean War Title: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Rank: Lieutenant Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 355201
Notes: 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. For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant London was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
