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Joseph Patrick Zeigler
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
April 23, 1953
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First Lieutenant Zeigler was the pilot of a F-84G Thunderjet fighter with the 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group. On April 23, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 24, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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