The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Carl Edsel Combs
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
729 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
Date of Death
February 26, 1951
First Lieutenant Combs was the co-pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On February 26, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft was last seen five miles north of Pyongyang, North Korea after completing a bomb run. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 31, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.