Mike Steve David | American Battle Monuments Commission

Korean War

Service #	AO-1909572
Unit	12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of Death	October 8 1950
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court 8 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING

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

First Lieutenant David 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 and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.

Notes

First Lieutenant David was the pilot of a RF-51D Mustang fighter bomber with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On October 8, 1950, while on a combat mission near Wonsan, North Korea, his aircraft's engine failed so he ditched the plane in Wonsan Bay. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.