Robert Kirkus Bancker | American Battle Monuments Commission

Korean War

Service #	AO-2083368
Unit	61 TRP CARR SQ 314 TRP CARR GP
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of Death	January 16 1952
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court 8 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

61 TRP CARR SQ 314 TRP CARR GP

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

First Lieutenant Bancker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Notes

First Lieutenant Bancker was a crew member of a C-119B "Flying Boxcar" transport with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. On January 16, 1952, while on a mission, both engines separate from the aircraft in flight and the aircraft crashed into the sea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 18, 1952. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.