The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Edwin Jackman
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
39 FTR INTCP SQ 18 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
September 13, 1951
First Lieutenant Jackman was the pilot of a F-51D Mustang night fighter with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 13, 1951, while on a combat mission, four F-51s were attacked by three MiGs. He crashed about four miles west of Samdan-dong, Korea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.