Korean War
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Service # | AF6388833 |
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Unit | 8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING |
Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | December 28 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
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Air Medal
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American Defense Service Medal
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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Good Conduct Medal (Air Force)
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Purple Heart
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
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World War II Victory Medal
Staff Sergeant Guthrie was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal, the American Defense Medal, the European Theater or Operations Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Guthrie a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing based at Kunsan Air Force Base (K-8), Korea. On December 28, 1950, while enroute to the target on a night intruder mission, contact with aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 31, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.