The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Albert Joseph Morton
Rank
Master Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
513 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
October 18, 1951
Master Sergeant Morton was the radar observer of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 18, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft exploded and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and 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.