Campos, Jose C., Jr., SSgt

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Staff Sergeant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 611-Aerial Gunner

Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Enlisted)

Primary Unit
1950-1950, 3rd Bombardment Group, Light

Service Years
1941 - 1950

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Arizona

Year of Birth
1919

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Casualty Info

Home Town Miami	Last Address Johnson AB, Japan
Casualty Date Jun 28, 1950
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Korea	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Pinal Cemetery - Central Heights, Arizona

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2014, Korean War Fallen

Ribbon Bar

Unit Assignments


	1950-1950, 8th Bombardment Squadron
	1950-1950, 3rd Bombardment Group, Light

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1950-1953 Korean War

My Aircraft/Missiles


	1950-1950, A-26 (B-26) Invader

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Date:	28-JUN-1950
Time:
Type:	Douglas B-26B Invader
Owner/operator:	USAF
Registration:	44-34238
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	-
Phase:
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Attached to 3rd Bmb Wg (L). Conducted bombing mission against the rail yards at Munsan, 20 mi N of Seoul, flight instrument malfunction while returning to base, crashed into Yellow Sea near Chin-do.

Sources:
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=83699

Staff Sergeant Campos was the tail gunner on a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On June 28, 1950, while on a combat mission, the flight instruments on his aircraft malfunction and the plane crashed into the Yellow Sea. His remains were recovered.
http://www.abmc.gov/search-korean-war-veterans-memorial-honor-roll/detail/Korea_4795#.U2Z9sygbFVU

Comments/Citation:

Birth:	May 16, 1919
Death:	Jun. 28, 1950
Inscription: S Sgt 3 Bomb CP AF WWII & Korea Note: World War II Veteran & Korean War Veteran

Burial: Pinal Cemetery Central Heights Gila County Arizona, USA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=campos&GSfn=jose&GSmn=c&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1950&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=113087820&df=all&