The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Walter Ernest Lischeid
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
214 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
September 25, 1950
Lieutenant Colonel Lischeid was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 214, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On September 25, 1950, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire over Seoul, Korea, crashed and burst into flames. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.