Korean War
Service # | AO-673796 |
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Unit | 68 FTR INTCP SQ 6160 AIR BASE WING |
Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | January 27 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Air Medal
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, Captain Greer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 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
Captain Greer was the pilot in a F-82G Twin Mustang night fighter with the 68th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 6160th Air Base Wing. On January 27, 1951, he failed to return from a combat mission. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.