Korean War
Service # | AF17167105 |
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Unit | 3 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP |
Rank | Technical Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Kansas |
Date of Death | October 3 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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
Technical Sergeant Dorsey was awarded the Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters, 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
Technical Sergeant Dorsey was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On October 3, 1950, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed one mile north of Hangju, North Korea.