Korean War
Rank | Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
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Date of Death | May 16 1952 |
National Defense Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Lieutenant Conlon was awarded the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Conlon was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was a pilot of a rescue aircraft, assigned to an air rescue squadron in Keflavik, Iceland. On May 16, 1952, he was on a rescue mission looking for a missing Naval aircraft in southern Iceland when his aircraft crashed. He was declared missing. He was presumed dead on July 28, 1952.