Harold Lewis Major, United States Air Force |
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He
was killed on April 25, 1980 in an ill-fated attempt to rescue U.S. hostages
being held in Iran when two American aircraft collided on the ground in
the Iranian desert. He is buried in a common grave with two other members
of the crew, Major Richard Bakke and Sergeant
Joel Mayo, because their bodies were individually unidentifiable. They
rest in Section 46 of Arlington National Cemetery, directly across from
the Memorial Amphitheater.
Gravesite photo courtesy of Ron Williams Updated: 1 November 2001 Updated: 29 September 2004 |
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