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Newspaper Clipping: 'Fowler Man Is Among 10 Dead In Sea Crash' — PBM Patrol Bomber Crash Off Korea

Newspaper Clipping: 'Fowler Man Is Among 10 Dead In Sea Crash' — PBM Patrol Bomber Crash Off Korea

A 1950s newspaper clipping reporting the crash of a U.S. Navy PBM patrol bomber into the Sea of Japan off Kosong, Korea, with ten crewmen killed and four rescued by the destroyer USS Renshaw. The article profiles two Central California servicemen, Charles F. Lynch of Fowler and Joseph O. Smith of Fresno, illustrating the human cost of naval patrol operations during the Korean War. Project: 218240