John Joseph McBride III

Korean War
Service #036712
Unit323 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathJune 9 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Air Medal
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
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
First Lieutenant McBride was awarded the Air Medal with Gold Star, 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
First Lieutenant McBride was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 323, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On June 9, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded, crashed and burned. His remains were not recovered.