The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Luther S. Pierce
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
October 3, 1950
Captain Pierce was the navigator of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On October 3, 1950 while on a night intruder mission in the Pyongyang to Wonsan area, contact with the plane was lost. He was declared dead on September 27, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.