Donald Lee Hart

Korean War
Service #AF13417744
Unit34 BOMB SQ 17 BOMB WING
RankAirman Second Class U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJuly 23 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
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
Airman Second Class Hart 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
Airman Second Class Hart was the tail gunner of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 34th Bomber Squadron, 17th Bomber Wing at Pusan Airfield East (K-9), South Korea. On July 23, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft after completing its bombing run became lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.