Joseph Patrick Zeigler

Korean War
Service #AO-2224628
Unit8 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathApril 23 1953
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 Zeigler 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 Zeigler was the pilot of a F-84G Thunderjet fighter with the 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group. On April 23, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 24, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.