The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Myron Frederick Sestak
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
November 19, 1952
Second Lieutenant Sestak was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the radio operator and observer of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. On November 19, 1952, after completing a successful bomb run on Sonch'on, Korea, his aircraft was badly damaged by an enemy MiG. The crew bailed out a half mile north of Cho'do. His remains were recovered showing he had been fatally shot.