The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Melville Eugene Reffner
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
728 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
Date of Death
February 28, 1952
First Lieutenant Reffner was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 728th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On February 28, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, contact was lost with the aircraft. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.