Capt Robert James Bird (1919-1953) - Find a Grave Memorial

Capt Robert James Bird Veteran

Birth

2 Mar 1919

Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont, USA

Death

20 Nov 1953 (aged 34)

North Korea

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National Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map

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Captain Bird was the navigator 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, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 20, 1953.

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★ Purple Heart
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal

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John Edward Bird

1922–1971

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