Karpowicz, Jerome, A1C

Fallen

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Airman 1st Class

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 611-Aerial Gunner

Last AFSC Group
Air Crew (Enlisted)

Primary Unit
1953-Present, Status - POW/MIA

Service Years
1950 - 1953

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Wisconsin

Year of Birth
1931

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Casualty Info

Home Town Crivitz, WI	Last Address Kunsan AB, South Korea
Casualty Date May 17, 1953
Cause MIA-Finding of Death	Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, North	Conflict Korean War
Military Service Number 16 395 206

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1953, Korean War Fallen

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1952-1953, B-26K/A-26K Counter Invader

From Year 1952	To Year 1953

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Image	B-26K/A-26K Counter Invader Details
	Aircraft/Missile Information The B-26K is a modified and remanufactured A-26B originally built during World War II. On Mark Engineering of California rebuilt aging Douglas B-26Bs during 1964 and 1965 for use in the Vietnam War. Due to political considerations the aircraft were called A-26A during their deployment to Thailand with the 609th Special Operations Squadron. Their duties in Vietnam primarily consisted of interdicting the flow of North Vietnamese supplies and troops down the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Invaders served until 1969 when the last of them were returned to the United States.