The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Bruce Monroe Pass
Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
October 22, 1952
Captain Pass was the pilot of an AU-1 Corsair attack fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 22, 1952, while on a combat mission near Paekto-dong, Korea, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.