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  • Aeromedical Evacuation: Speed Saves Lives

    "When they take care of you like that, you don't mind fighting." - Wounded 8th Army soldier on his evacuation by air The method of evacuating sick and wounded troops improved during the Korean War. Air transport of wounded was used in World War II, but in Korea a larger proportion of patients were

  • Maj. Charles J. Loring Jr.

    Maj. Charles Joseph Loring Jr. went to Europe in 1944 as a fighter pilot with the 36th Fighter Group's 22nd Squadron. He completed 55 combat missions before he was shot down and made a prisoner of war. He went to Korea in May 1952 with the 36th and 80th Squadrons, 8th Fighter Bomber Group.During a

  • Lt. Col. George A. Davis Jr.

     Lt. Col. George Andrew Davis Jr. was a P-47 fighter ace in the Pacific theater in World War II, with seven victories to his credit. In October 1951 he went to Korea as commander of the 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Interceptor Group. Within a few months, he became the leading ace of the Korean War.On

  • Capt. John S. Walmsley Jr.

    Capt. John Springer Walmsley, Jr. served as a flying instructor in the United States and Japan throughout the 1940s. In June 1951 Walmsley went to Korea as a B-26 pilot in the 8th Squadron, 3rd Bomb Group. He completed 25 combat missions.On Sept. 14, 1951, Walmsley successfully attacked an enemy

  • Maj. Louis J. Sebille

    Maj. Louis Joseph Sebille flew 68 combat missions in World War II as a B-26 bomber pilot. He became commanding officer of the 67th Squadron, 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, in the fall of 1948. When the Korean War began, his squadron was one of the first sent to Japan.On Aug. 5, 1950, during a close air

  • Medal of Honor Recipients

    "The President may award ... a medal of honor ... to a person who, while a member of the [armed forces], distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty ..."Four USAF pilots received the nation's highest combat decoration,

  • Prisoners of War

    "Each hour seemed like a month and every second was filled with pain."- Lt. Wallace Brown, B-29 co-pilot shot down over North Korea, on his experience as a prisoner of the ChineseAir Force prisoners of war held by communist forces endured horrible conditions during their imprisonment. In the face of

  • War in Context

    "Yours is now the role of watchfulness and preparedness, for you must continue to be the most vigilant and best prepared of all the forces that guard the safety of Americans and the security of the free world."- Gen. Nathan F. Twining, USAF Chief of Staff, to Far East Air Forces Airmen at the end of

  • Ceasefire

    "We are pretty sure now that the communists wanted peace, not because of a two-year stalemate on the ground, but to get airpower off their back."- Gen. O.P. Weyland, Far East Air Forces Commander Facing increasing UN air power pressure, the communists finally signed a ceasefire on July 27, 1953,

  • Commitment Remains: U.S.-ROK Defense Cooperation

    "The Republic of Korea today was made possible by the noble sacrifices of the Korean War veterans."-Statement from Republic of Korea Prime Minister Chung Un-Chan and Former Prime Minister Lee Hong-KooThe legacies of the Korean war are lasting commitment to democratic ideals and steadfast action to