The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Thomas Francis Casserly
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
October 1, 1952
USMA Class of 1950, First Lieutenant Casserly was the pilot of a F-86E Sabre Jet fighter bomber with the 39th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 35th Fighter-Interceptor Group. On October 1, 1952, while returning from a combat mission, his controls malfunction and he crashed 1,000 feet short of the runway.