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Casualty Info
Home Town New York, NY
Last Address 109 Kenmore Rd Upper Darby, PA
Casualty Date Aug 10, 1950
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, South
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates 3 207-A (memorial)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
Ensign Hanton was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter bomber with Fighter Squadron 54 aboard the carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45). On August 10, 1950, while on a reconnaissance mission near Chonui, Korea, his aircraft crashed and burned. His remains were recovered.
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Service number: 496961
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
