The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Dale Richard Ries
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
343 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB WING
Date of Death
September 19, 1951
First Lieutenant Ries was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 343rd Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing. On September 19, 1951, while on a leaflet dropping mission, his aircraft developed engine problems and it was ditched in the Sea of Japan. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.