Korean War
Service # | AO-1851649 |
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Unit | 93 BOMB SQ 19 BOMB WING |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | April 12 1951 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Bullock was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Bullock was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Wing. On April 12, 1951, while on a combat mission, the aircraft was attacked by fifteen to twenty MiGs. It exploded and crashed into a mountain near Sinuiju, North Korea. He was declared Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on November 6, 1953. 1LT Bullock's remains were recovered on December 8, 1993 and was identified on October 25,1994. His name is permanently inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.