The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Kassel Monford Keene
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Unit
345 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB WING
Date of Death
November 19, 1952
Major Keene was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the aircraft commander of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. On November 19, 1952, after completing a successful bomb run on Sonch'on, Korea, his aircraft was badly damaged by an enemy MiG. The crew bailed out a half mile north of Cho-do, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 20, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.