The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Nelson Howe Wilkerson
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
Date of Death
January 8, 1951
Captain Wilkerson was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. Contact with the aircraft was lost on January 8, 1951. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.