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Forenames
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Name
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Age
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Date of Death
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Place of Death
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Cemetery
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Reference
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Details
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O-2059811
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1st Lieutenant
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Preston W.
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McKeon
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361st Fighter Squadron
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18th June 1945
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Near Debach
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Mid air collision with a B-17
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Cambridge American Cemetery
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Plot D. Row 7. Grave 22.
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Killed during a test flight when he collided with a B-17. He crashed after losing his tail in the accident. A native of Texas he was awarded the Air Medal with 5 Oak leaf clusters.
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