AIR AMERICA McGovern, James B.,Jr

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

McGovern ​

• FORENAME

James B.,Jr ​

• UNIT

CAT pilot ​

• RANK

Civilian ​

• NUMBER

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• DATE OF DEATH

6th May 1954 ​

• AGE

31 ​

• GRAVESITE

buried Basking Ridge,New Jersey ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

served WW2 (Purple Heart)​

nickname Earthquake McGoon​

KIA during support mission to French at Dien Bien Phu,Indo-China​

damaged by A-A fire and crash landed Laos​

C-119 Flying Boxcar​

remains found 2002​

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