The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George Jimmie Soto
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
728 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
Date of Death
July 1, 1951
Staff Sergeant Soto was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 728th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On July 1, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft was shot down over the southern end of Wanson Harbor, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.