Category:Rudolf Anderson
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USAF pilot, the only person killed by enemy fire during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1927-1962) | |||||
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Date of birth | 15 September 1927 Spartanburg | ||||
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Date of death | 27 October 1962 Cuba | ||||
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English: w:en:Rudolf Anderson
- English: Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., USAF (1927–1962), was a pilot and commissioned officer in the United States Air Force, the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, and the only person killed by enemy fire during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Anderson died when his U-2 spy aircraft was shot down over Cuba.
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- 1962 deaths
- Military people killed in action
- Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
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- Recipients of the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal
- Recipients of the Air Force Cross (United States)
- Eagle Scouts
- 35-year-old deaths
- Alumni of Clemson University
- Births in Greenville, South Carolina
- Lockheed U-2 aircrew
- Majors of the United States Air Force
- Male aviators from the United States
- Men of South Carolina
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- 1962 U-2 shootdown over Cuba
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- 20th-century men of the United States
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- United States military people killed in action
- Victims of aviation accidents or incidents