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SSGT Melvin Joseph Hunt

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SSGT Melvin Joseph Hunt

Birth
Death
1 Jun 1951 (aged 24)
North Pyongan, North Korea
Burial
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Section 1 Plot 1780
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KILLED IN ACTION KOREA
WWII VETERAN
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (SSGT)
KWAKSAN RAILROAD BRIDGE, NORTH KOREA

AIR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART

Staff Sergeant Hunt was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing. On June 1, 1951, while bombing a railroad bridge at Kwaksan, his aircraft was attacked by MiGs setting its wing on fire. Some crewmen were able to parachute into enemy lines. His remains were recovered.

WE HONOR HIS MEMORY SO THAT HE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN
KILLED IN ACTION KOREA
WWII VETERAN
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (SSGT)
KWAKSAN RAILROAD BRIDGE, NORTH KOREA

AIR MEDAL
PURPLE HEART

Staff Sergeant Hunt was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing. On June 1, 1951, while bombing a railroad bridge at Kwaksan, his aircraft was attacked by MiGs setting its wing on fire. Some crewmen were able to parachute into enemy lines. His remains were recovered.

WE HONOR HIS MEMORY SO THAT HE IS NEVER FORGOTTEN

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  • Created by: Jdrhook
  • Added: Jan 21, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64505389/melvin_joseph-hunt: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Melvin Joseph Hunt (18 Jun 1926–1 Jun 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64505389, citing Glen Haven Memorial Park, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Jdrhook (contributor 47204610).