Korean War
Service # | AF13336783 |
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Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | June 18 1953 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Kissell was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Kissell was the engineer of a C-124A Globemaster transport with the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group stationed at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. On June 18, 1953, he was enroute from Japan to Korea when his aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.