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John Miles Corbett
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Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 FTR BOMB SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP
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Date of Death
December 15, 1952
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First Lieutenant Corbett was the pilot of a F-84G Thunderjet fighter with the 8th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On December 15, 1952, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burst into flames. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 16, 1953. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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