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1LT Allan Shields Bettis

12th Fighter Bomber Squadron
Air Force
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Remains Not Recovered
Aircraft Type: F-51D
Aircraft Number: 45-11736
Date Of Loss: April 13, 1952
Service Number: AO2222220
Born: November 10, 1929
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Jefferson City, Tennessee
Location Or Battle Zone: North Korea
Town Or Area: Chongju Zone
Burial Location
Jefferson Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson City, Tn - Memorial

Comments: First Lieutenant Bettis was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On April 13, 1952, while on a combat mission, after making a run on a target, his aircraft crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. Per son: "killed when his F-51 was shot down by ground fire in the area of Chongju, NK, from K46 Airbase on 13 April, 1952. I believe the group leader was MAJ Bruce Clark".

Rue Ray Bettis and Cecile Gertrude Bible Bettis. Brother of Dorothy Jewel Bettis

Final Disposition Date: December 31, 1953
Korean War Project Key No: 2182

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JEFFERSON CITY, TENNESSEE

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1929

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November 10, 1929

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