The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
George Lee Cherrington
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Unit
90 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
July 1, 1953
Airman First Class Cherrington was the tail gunner of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On July 1, 1953, while on a night intruder mission, contact was lost with the aircraft after checkpoint "Oboe". He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on July 2, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.