Leslie Edward McHaney

Korean War
Service #AF18410664
Unit13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
RankAirman First Class U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathDecember 9 1952
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, Airman First Class McHaney was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, 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 First Class McHaney was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On December 9, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft was fired upon and exploded on mid-air. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 10, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.