The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Donald Dean Tegt
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
July 4, 1951
Captain Tegt was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On July 4, 1951, while on a night intruder mission of dropping butterfly bombs, contact with his aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.