Irwin Louis Goldberg

Korean War
Service #AO-2224870
Unit319 FTR INTCP SQ
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMay 3 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Distinguished Flying Cross
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
For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Goldberg was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 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 Goldberg was the pilot of a F-94B Starfire fighter with the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On May 3, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft crashed from a possible collision. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on May 4, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.