The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Fred Stephenson Kirby
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
93 BOMB SQ 19 BOMB WING
Date of Death
April 12, 1951
Staff Sergeant Kirby was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On April 12, 1951, while on a bombing mission, his aircraft was attacked by an enemy MiGs and it was ditched. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.