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| USN USS Sangamon CVE-26 VF-37 |
Pilot Ensign Andrew Szalay, O-158272 USNR (MIA / KIA) Detroit, MI MIA December 1, 1943 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-3 Hellcat bureau number 26179. Wartime History Assigned to USS Sangamon (CVE-26) to Fighting Squadron 37 (VF-37). No known nose art or nickname. Mission History On December 1, 1943 took off from USS Sangamon (CVE-26) piloted by Ensign Andrew Szalay on a patrol mission and crashed into the lagoon in the center of Apamama Atoll. When this aircraft failed to return it was listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Szalay was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 2. References Szalay graduated from flight class 7B (42-C) during March 1942. Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-3 Hellcat 26179 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List December 1943 - F6F-3 Hellcat 26179 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Andrew Szalay FindAGrave - Ens Andrew Theodore Szalay (photo, courts of the missing photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 19, 2024 |
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