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• School: Columbia College, Graduate Faculties
• Class Year: 1951, 1952
• War: Korean War
• Date of Death: December 10, 1952

Ensign Robert L. Feldman, U.S. Navy, died in an accident in a high-altitude flight experiment in which he asphyxiated, December 10, 1952, at Jacksonville Navy Air Station, Florida. He had planned to go back for his Ph.D. in physics.

Bob and I were the same year group and commisioned at the same time. We were both majoring in physics and math. Bob was quite brilliant and caring, I am sure, almost a straight A average. Had he lived and returned to this field of study. he surely would have made his mark, A great loss!
- James Lowe

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