Thelbert Bernard Wormack | American Battle Monuments Commission

Korean War

Service #	AO-1908612
Unit	40 FTR INTCP SQ 35 FTR INTCP GP
Rank	First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of Death	August 14 1950
Status	Missing In Action
Memorialized	Courts of the Missing Court 8 Honolulu Memorial Honolulu Memorial 2177 Puowaina Drive 96813-1729 HI United States

40 FTR INTCP SQ 35 FTR INTCP GP

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 Wormack 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 Wormack was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 40th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On August 14, 1950, while on a combat mission, his engine failed and he bailed out two miles southeast of Paek Yong Dong, Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.