Korean War
Service # | AO-1846774 |
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Unit | 35 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP |
Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | July 9 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Pollard was awarded 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 Pollard was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 9, 1950, he became lost in a heavy overcast about 60 miles northwest of Itazuke Air Base, Japan and crashed. He was presumed dead on July 10, 1951. His remains were not recovered.