The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Walter Maurice Kepley
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
731 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
Date of Death
December 2, 1950
Captain Kepley was the navigator of a B-26C with the 731st Bomber Squadron, attached to the 3rd Bomber Group based at Iwakuni, Japan. On December 2, 1950, while on a night intruder mission contact was lost after a communication check as the aircraft was entering the target area near Seoul, South Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.