The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Alex Pugh
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
36 FTR BOMB SQ 8 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
September 23, 1951
First Lieutenant Pugh was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 35th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Group. On September 23, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed at high speed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.