The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Howard Frederick Hoelzel
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
121 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
December 1, 1951
First Lieutenant Hoelzel was a pilot of a AD-2 Skyraider fighter the Marine Attack Squadron 121, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On December 1, 1951 while making a bomb run, he lost contact and was declared Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on December 15, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.