Korean War
Service # | AO-1858308 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | January 10 1953 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Baldwin was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Baldwin was the Radar Observer of a F-94 Starfire Fighter pilot with the 68th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 6160th Air Base Wing, stationed at Itazuke Air Force Base, Japan. On January 10, 1953, he was on a combat mission to identify surface vessels in the Sea of Japan. His aircraft disappeared about 40 miles west of Tsushima Island.