John Murray Hickey

Korean War
Service #AF11213044
Unit8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
RankAirman Second Class U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJanuary 26 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Air Medal
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
Airman Second Class Hickey was awarded the Air Medal, 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
Airman Second Class Hickey was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On January 26, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, contact with the aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.