John Edward Roberts

Korean War
Service #12864A
Unit90 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJuly 1 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Major Roberts was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
USMA Class of January 1943, Major Roberts was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On July 1, 1953, while on a night intruder mission, contact was lost with the aircraft after checkpoint "Oboe". He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 2, 1954.