Wilbur Dean Jensen

Korean War
Service #AO-722585
Unit8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathFebruary 25 1951
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
Captain Jensen 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
Captain Jensen was the pilot of a B-26B Interceptor Bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On February 25, 1951, while on a night intruder mission near Sunan was hit by anti-aircraft fire. 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.