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NAME George Henry Rawson |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-13448 |
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| UNIT VMF-213 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 618 West Cherry Street, Flagstaff, AZ |
NEXT OF KIN Mother, Mrs. Mattie B. Rawson |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 7, 1919 |
ENTERED SERVICE August 20, 1941 |
DATE OF LOSS January 30, 1943 |
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| REGION Hawaiian Islands |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Oahu |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-Battle Death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS Second Lieutenant George Rawson served as a fighter pilot with VMF-213. On 30 January 1943, during a training exercise off the coast of Oahu, Rawson was involved in a mid-air collision. His plane fell into the sea and sank immediately; searchers failed to locate the pilot, and Rawson was initially declared missing in action. His death was confirmed in August, 1943. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Second Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea. |
MEMORIALS Citizens Cemetery, Flagstaff, AZ National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific |
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