Rudolf Anderson
Military Person
1927 – 1962
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Who was Rudolf Anderson?
Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., USAF, was a pilot and commissioned officer in the United States Air Force and the first recipient of the Air Force Cross, the U.S. Air Force's second-highest award for heroism. 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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- Born
- Sep 15, 1927
Greenville - Education
- Clemson University
- Lived in
- South Carolina
- Died
- Oct 27, 1962
Banes, Cuba
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on July 23, 2013
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