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NH 96982 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) W. Boyd Muncie

Photo #: NH 96982 Lieutenant (Junior Grade) W. Boyd Muncie
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Title: Lieutenant (Junior Grade) W. Boyd Muncie
Description: Disembarks from a H03S helicopter, upon his return to USS Valley Forge (CV-45) on 19 July 1950, following his rescue from the Sea of Japan by an amphibian Sea Otter from HMS Triumph. The first Naval Aviator to be shot down by North Korean anti-aircraft fire, he spent two and a half hours in the water. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the All Hands collection at the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 96982
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