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Gene Emmett Bird

Born: 31 July 1921, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Died: 29 November 1943, South Jeolla, Korea
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Service Notes: He served as a cargo plane pilot during the Korean War until his aircraft was shot down over Korea. He was killed in action at just 22 years old.

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The Banyan (1940)

Gene Emmett Bird was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1940 in a list of BYU War Heroes. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1940. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1940.