The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Peter Moody
Rank
Ensign, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
July 22, 1951
Ensign Moody was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 871 aboard the carrier USS PRINCETON (CV-37). On July 22, 1951, while on a combat mission two miles east of Kumsong, North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burned. His remains were recovered.