John James Flournoy

Korean War
Service #AO-722041
Unit36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJuly 1 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
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 Flournoy was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 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 Flournoy was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 1, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire near Sunchon, North Korea, exploded in mid-air and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.