A1C ROBERT RAYMOND MASE
13th Bombardment Squadron
3rd Bombardment Wing
Aircraft Type: B-26B
Aircraft Number: 44-34689
Air Force
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Date Of Loss: July 8, 1952
Ser
vice
Number: AF13390378
BLOSSBURG,
PA
Born: December 12, 1932
Last Known
Activity
"Airman First Class Mase was the tail gunner of
a B-26B Invader bomber (Aircraft # 44-34689) with the 13th Bomber Squadron,
3rd Bomber Group, "The Grim Reapers " based at Kunsan Airfield (K-8), South
Korea. On July 8, 1952, while on a night intruder mission over North Korea,
the aircraft was seen on the ground after a crash. He was listed as Missing
in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not
recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the
Honolulu Memorial.
Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The
Korean War Honor Roll, http://www.abmc.gov |
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