David H. Flight

Korean War
Service #51041468
UnitA CO 461 INF BN
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathJuly 14 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Flight was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Flight was a member of Company A, 461st Infantry Battalion, Heavy. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on July 14, 1953. He was presumed dead on July 15, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.