Joseph Jay Bourassa

Korean War
Service #9539864
RankAviation Electrician's Mate Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathApril 8 1950
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Aviation Electronics Man Third Class Bourassa was awarded the Purple Heart and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Electronics Man Third Class Bourassa was a crew member of a PB4Y-1P Consolidated Liberator surveillance aircraft with the U.S. Navy. On April 8, 1950, while patrolling the airspace near Korea, his aircraft was shot down. His remains have not been recovered.