John Edward Beisty

Korean War
Service #AF15297815
RankAirman First Class U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathSeptember 10 1956
Korean Defense Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Airman First Class Beisty was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman First Class Beisty was a crew member of a RB-50 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft with the U.S. Air Force. On September 10, 1956, while patrolling the airspace during the Korean truce, his aircraft was lost over the Sea of Japan due in part to Typhoon Emma.