The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard T. Kobayashi
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
September 10, 1956
Second Lieutenant Kobayashi was a crew member of a RB-50 Super Fortress 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.