Korean War
Service # | 1123A |
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Rank | Brigadier General U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | May 28 1952 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Brigadier General Tyler was awarded 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
Brigadier General Tyler was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War he was a pilot of a F-94 Starfire jet fighter serving as advisor to the Japanese Air Defense Force. On May 28, 1952, his aircraft crashed as he was taking off from an airfield on Honshu, Japan.