Walter K Selenger
Military
325th Fighter Group - 318th Fighter Squadron - 15th AF
Selenger was KIA in a T-33A crash in Korea in 1951 J Cook photo collection and archives
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Object Number - UPL 24720 - Capt Walter K. "Lefty" Selenger 325th Fighter Group - 318th Fighter Squadron - 15th AF Selenger was KIA in a T-33A crash in Korea in 1951
Served with the 49th FBW and was killed on a wearther recon mission in a T-33A over Korea on May 21, 1951.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 31st Fighter Group 308th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-667089
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Effie Mae
- Unit: 325th Fighter Group 318th Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mountain View, CA, USA | 13 January 1917 | |
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Died |
Daegu, South Korea | 16 May 1951 | Killed in a crash of a T-33A in Korea with fellow former 15th AF fighter pilot, Leland Molland. |
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Buried |
San Bruno, CA, USA | 25 May 1951 | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA Plot: Section K Site 3042-B |
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