Jesse Booker was the first Marine aviator shot down and captured during the Korean War. He remained the only Marine pilot in enemy hands until April 1951, and was held in captivity until the end of the war.
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Jesse Booker was the first Marine aviator shot down and captured during the Korean War. He remained the only Marine pilot in enemy hands until April 1951, and was held in captivity until the end of the war.
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Captain Jesse Vernon Booker (MCSN: 0-20617), United States Marine Corps, was held as a Prisoner of War after he was shot down and captured during the Korean War on 7 August 1950 and was held until his release on 27 August 1953.