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Charles Herbert Blomberg
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
July 7, 1951
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First Lieutenant Blomberg was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 7, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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