William Alex Pugh

Korean War
Service #AO-1912013
Unit36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathSeptember 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
First Lieutenant Pugh 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
First Lieutenant Pugh was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 23, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at high speed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.