The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Voorhees S. Root
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
February 21, 1951
Staff Sergeant Root was the tail gunner on a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On February 21, 1951, while on a combat mission, a 1,000 pound bomb prematurely exploded destroying four B-26Bs. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.