Killed in Action
Korea
US Air Force
Pilot
Oklahoma Birth Index: John Francis Helm born 10/7/1926 in Oklahoma County, OK
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll:
First Lieutenant Helm was the pilot of a LT-6G Mosquito control aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147 Tactical Air Control Group. On July 9, 1953, he crashed on take-off on a combat mission from Chunchon Air Base (K-47), South Korea near the Nam Chong River. First Lieutenant Helm was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Korean War (Conflict) Casualities:
Name: John Francis Helm
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1926
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Hustin
Home State: Texas
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 9 Jul 1953
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Korea
US Air Force
Pilot
Oklahoma Birth Index: John Francis Helm born 10/7/1926 in Oklahoma County, OK
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll:
First Lieutenant Helm was the pilot of a LT-6G Mosquito control aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147 Tactical Air Control Group. On July 9, 1953, he crashed on take-off on a combat mission from Chunchon Air Base (K-47), South Korea near the Nam Chong River. First Lieutenant Helm was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Korean War (Conflict) Casualities:
Name: John Francis Helm
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1926
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Hustin
Home State: Texas
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 9 Jul 1953
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Killed in Action
Korea
US Air Force
Pilot
Oklahoma Birth Index: John Francis Helm born 10/7/1926 in Oklahoma County, OK
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll:
First Lieutenant Helm was the pilot of a LT-6G Mosquito control aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147 Tactical Air Control Group. On July 9, 1953, he crashed on take-off on a combat mission from Chunchon Air Base (K-47), South Korea near the Nam Chong River. First Lieutenant Helm was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Korean War (Conflict) Casualities:
Name: John Francis Helm
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1926
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Hustin
Home State: Texas
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 9 Jul 1953
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
Korea
US Air Force
Pilot
Oklahoma Birth Index: John Francis Helm born 10/7/1926 in Oklahoma County, OK
Korean War Veterans Honor Roll:
First Lieutenant Helm was the pilot of a LT-6G Mosquito control aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147 Tactical Air Control Group. On July 9, 1953, he crashed on take-off on a combat mission from Chunchon Air Base (K-47), South Korea near the Nam Chong River. First Lieutenant Helm was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Korean War (Conflict) Casualities:
Name: John Francis Helm
Birth Date: 7 Oct 1926
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Home City: Hustin
Home State: Texas
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 9 Jul 1953
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty - Pilot
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve (USAR, USNR, USAFR, USMCR, USCGR)
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Pay Grade: First Lieutenant (U.S. Army, Us. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps) Or Lieutenant Junior Grade (U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard)
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