Joseph Richard Bridge

Korean War
Service #208836
RankAviation Ordnanceman First Class U.S. Coast Guard
Date of DeathJanuary 18 1953
Gold Lifesaving Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bridge was awarded the Gold Life Saving Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Bridge was a crew member of a rescue patrol bomber stationed at the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Sangley Point, Philippines. On January 18, 1953, after rescuing survivors from a Naval P2V Neptune patrol aircraft off Swatow, China, his aircraft crashed on takeoff. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on September 15, 1955.