The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
DeLynn E. Anderson
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
April 20, 1961
Lieutenant Colonel Anderson was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of 6146th Air Advisory Group (ROKAF), 5th Air Force. On April 20, 1961, he was flying an unarmed F-86 fighter on a training mission, when he strayed over the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and was attacked by 2 MiGs near Onjin, North Korea. As he tried to land his damaged jet at Yiumann Air Base, it crashed killing him.