The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John James Flournoy
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
July 1, 1951
First Lieutenant Flournoy was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter-interceptor with the 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On July 1, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire near Sunchon, North Korea, exploded in mid-air and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.