Korean War
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Service # | AF14370723 |
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Rank | Airman Second Class U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | July 29 1953 |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Purple Heart
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United Nations Service Medal
Airman Second Class Radlein was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Airman Second Class Radlein was a crew member of a RB-50 jet bomber with the 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On July 29, 1953, his plane was shot down by two Russian MiG-15's over the Sea of Japan off the coast of Russia.