Walter Ernest Lischeid

Korean War
Service #06626
Unit214 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathSeptember 25 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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, Lieutenant Colonel Lischeid was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with 2 Gold Stars, the Air Medal with 3 Gold Stars, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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
Lieutenant Colonel Lischeid was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 214, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On September 25, 1950, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire over Seoul, Korea, crashed and burst into flames. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.