The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Donald Walker Dorn
Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
513 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
October 29, 1951
Captain Dorn was the pilot of an F4U-5N Corsair night fighter with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On October 29, 1951, while on a combat mission of strafing enemy positions, his aircraft's engine developed trouble then exploded. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 14, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.