The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Irving Munroe
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Unit
343 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB WING
Date of Death
June 1, 1951
Airman First Class Munroe was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing. On June 1, 1951, while bombing a railroad bridge at Kwaksan, his aircraft was attacked by MiGs setting its wing on fire. Some crewmen were able to parachute into enemy lines. 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.