Joe Angyal (December 6, 1916 – June 26, 1954) was an American

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. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the

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. A

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fighter pilot in

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and reservist, Angyal was killed in 1954 when he crashed a jet fighter on Long Island.

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* 1916 births 1954 deaths American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers from New York City United States Marine Corps pilots of World War II United States Marine Corps officers United States Navy reservists United States Naval Aviators Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1954 Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents in the United States Accidental deaths in New York (state) {{US-rowing-bio-stub