The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Henry Suffern
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
69 FTR BOMB SQ 58 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
September 9, 1952
Second Lieutenant Suffern was the pilot of a F-84D Thunderjet fighter with the 69th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 58th Fighter-Bomber Group. On September 9, 1952, while on a combat mission, his flight encountered a flight of 20 MiGs. His aircraft was shot down. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.