Global InformationOscar Randolph Fladmark information
Oscar Randolph Fladmark | |
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| Birth name | Oscar Randolph Fladmark |
| Born | June 23, 1922 Lincoln County, South Dakota |
| Died | July 27, 1955 (aged 33) Naval Medical Center San Diego San Diego, California |
| Buried | Hills of Rest Memorial Park |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Corps South Dakota Air National Guard United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 (USAAC) 1946–1950 (SDANG) 1950–1955 (USAF) |
| Rank |  Captain (USAAC)  Major (USAF) Colonel (SDANG) |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal (10) Mach Buster's Club Award (Speed of Sound Citation) |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis Fladmark |
Oscar Randolph Fladmark, Jr. (June 23, 1922 – July 27, 1955) was an American fighter pilot who flew 164 "no-injury" combat missions in World War II and the Korean War. Fladmark received the Distinguished Flying Cross during his military career. Just a few years after the Korean War, Major Fladmark, at 33 years of age, was in an automobile accident near Yuma, Arizona, on July 27, 1955, and died while being flown to the San Diego Naval Hospital.[1][2]
- ^ "Officer's Death Raises Accident Toll To Three". San Diego Union. July 28, 1955.
A Yuma Air Force major, injured in a traffic accident at Yuma ... pronounced dead on arrival at 4:20 a.m. yesterday at Naval Medical Center San Diego. ...
- ^ "Biography of Major Oscar Randolph Fladmark in the Eighth Air Force archive". Special Collections Library of Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved July 18, 2015.