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65 Notable deaths
by killed in action
Mbaye Diagne
Senegalese army officer (1958-1994).
Born March 18th, 1958 in Senegal.
Died May 31st, 1994 at 36 years old in Kigali (killed in action).
Karel Doorman
Dutch admiral (1889-1942).
Born April 23rd, 1889 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1942 at 52 years old in Java Sea (killed in action).
Thomas McGuire
United states army officer.
Born August 1st, 1920 in Ridgewood.
Died January 7th, 1945 at 24 years old in Negros (killed in action).
Seiichi Itō
Japanese admiral.
Born July 26th, 1890 in Miyama.
Died April 7th, 1945 at 54 years old in Okinawa Prefecture (killed in action).
Oleksandr Oksanchenko
Ukrainian fighter pilot and colonel.
Born April 26th, 1968 in Malomykhailivka.
Died February 25th, 2022 at 53 years old in Kyiv (killed in action).
Francesco Baracca
Italian flying ace (1888-1918).
Died June 19th, 1918 at 30 years old in Nervesa della Battaglia (killed in action).
Antonio Sant'Elia
Italian architect (1888-1916).
Born April 30th, 1888 in Como. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1916 at 28 years old in Monfalcone (killed in action). [ref]
Günther Lützow
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born September 4th, 1912 in Kiel.
Died April 24th, 1945 at 32 years old in Donauwörth (killed in action).
Jure Francetić
Croatian ustasha leader.
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Otočac.
Died December 28th, 1942 at 30 years old in Slunj (killed in action).
Adolphe Pégoud
French flying ace.
Born June 13th, 1889 in Montferrat. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1915 at 26 years old in Petit-Croix (killed in action). [ref]
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