Born: April7, 1919
Major, United States Marine Corps Service# 029429 MARINE FIGHTER SQUADRON 115 (VMF-115),
MARINE AIR GROUP 33 (MAG-33), 1ST MARINE AIR WING Date of Enlistment: June 18, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Genesee, Idaho Date Of Loss: September 10, 1952 Location: Unman-San near Taegu, South Korea |
Major De Mers was the pilot of a F9F-4 Grumman Panther fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 115, Marine Air Group 33, 1st Marine Air Wing. He died on September 10, 1952, after a combat mission, when his aircraft was diverted to Pohang Airfield (K-3), South Korea because of bad weather and crashed into a mountain.
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