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1LT Peter Jack Britton
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1LT Peter Jack Britton Veteran

Birth
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Death
29 Oct 1952 (aged 29)
North Korea
Monument
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
Plot
Courts of the Missing
Memorial ID
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First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2094797
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died October 29, 1952 in Korea

Pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 37th Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Wing.

On October 29, 1952, while on a day interdiction of the enemy main supply route, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.

Missing in Action and presumed dead on October 15, 1953.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Service Number AO-2094797
Missing in Action - Presumed Dead
Died October 29, 1952 in Korea

Pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 37th Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Wing.

On October 29, 1952, while on a day interdiction of the enemy main supply route, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed.

Missing in Action and presumed dead on October 15, 1953.

His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Distinguished Flying Cross
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart
Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Korean Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal

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