Category:John V. Scanlan
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First lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces (1921-1945) | |||||
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| Date of birth | 15 July 1921 Philadelphia | ||||
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| Date of death | 23 June 1945 Tokyo | ||||
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English: John Vincent Scanlan (1921-1945) was a fighter pilot in the United States Army Air Forces. During World War II, he was assigned to the 15th Fighter Group in Iwo Jima, flying P-51 Mustangs. On 23 June 1945, during a Very Long Range mission in attacking an airfield northwest of Tokyo, he was shot down by Japanese fighters and was seen to safely parachute by his wingman who held off the enemy aircraft while he floated to earth. After the war, it was later learned that on the ground he was captured by some women who were talked into releasing him to a civilian mob who murdered him.
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ANCExplorer John Scanlan grave.jpg 956 × 1,280; 403 KB
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Tribute to First Lieutenant John V. Scanlan (2009).pdf 337 × 810, 2 pages; 358 KB
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- 1921 births
- 1945 deaths
- Recipients of the Purple Heart (United States)
- Recipients of the Air Medal
- 23-year-old deaths
- Deaths in Tokyo
- Military people of the United States killed in World War II
- 20th-century men of the United States
- Prisoners of war in Japan in World War II
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- Births in Philadelphia
- People of Kentucky
- Alumni of the University of Louisville
- Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
- Murdered men
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