The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Vernon Ellifritz
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
July 15, 1953
Major Ellifritz was the pilot of a F-84D Thunderjet fighter with the 69th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 58th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 15, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft crashed into a hill near Chong Chon-dong, North Korea.