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Simpson John E.

Monuments

Aircraft Hill

 

Name:
John E. Simpson
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
Unit:
7406th Support Squadron
Date of Death:
1958-09-02
State:
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virg
Plot:
Section 34
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
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Born February 27, 1931. Captain Simpson was the co-pilot of a C-130 stationed at Rhein-Main Airbase, Germany. He was a crewman aboard a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft from the 7406th Support Squadron, a C-130, tail number 60528. His aircraft was shot down by Soviet MiG-17s over Soviet Armenia on 2 September 1958. He and 16 other men were killed in the subsequent crash.