John M. Nutting

Korean War
Service #AO-685703
Unit371 BOMB SQ 307 BOMB WING
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathOctober 23 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 Nutting was awarded the Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, 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 Nutting was a crew member of a B-29A Bomber with the 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On October 23, 1951, the aircraft was shot down by enemy MiGs over Namsi Airfield, North Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.