The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Elliott Dean Ayer
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
67 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
Date of Death
July 25, 1952
Captain Ayer was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 67th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On July 25, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.