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| USAF 8th FBG 36th FBS  USAAF 1945 |
Pilot 1st Lt. Jerome A. Volk, AO839907 (MIA / KIA) Harvey, ND Crashed November 7, 1951 Aircraft History Built by Lockheed in Burbank. Lockheed Constructors Number 080-2583. Delivered to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star serial number 49-845. Assigned to the 8th Fighter Bomber Group (8th FBG), 36th Fighter Bomber Squadron (36th FBS). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On November 7, 1951 took off piloted by 1st Lt. Jerome A. Volk on a strafing mission and his wing tanks fell off and crashed near Otan-Ni in North Korea. When this plane failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Volk was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal National Defense Service Medal Korean Service Medal Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation United Nations Service Medal Republic of Korea War Service Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Volk is memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 8. He is also memorialized on the National Korean War Veterans Memorial, panel 99. The Wisconsin National Guard rededicated part of Camp Williams to be used by the Wisconsin Air National Guard, as Volk Field Air National Guard (Volk Field ANG). During January 2015, Volk was nducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard Hall of Fame. References NARA World War II Army Enlistment Records - Jerome A. Volk date of birth listed as 1928 [sic 1925] USAF Serial Number Search Results - F-80C-10-LO Shooting Star 49-845 "845 (8th FBG, 36th FBS) crashed on strafing run Nov 7, 1951." Korean War Project - 1Lt Jerome Aloys Volk DPAA Personnel Profile - 1st Lt. Jerome A. Volk American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jerome Aloys Volk Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation - Jerome A. Volk (photo) FindAGrave - 1LT Jerome Aloys Volk (photo, courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - 1LT Jerome Aloys Volk (photo, National Korean War Veterans Memorial) Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs - First Lieutenant Jerome A. Volk Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 19, 2024 |
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