The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Longcoy Dreese
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
September 12, 1952
First Lieutenant Dreese was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Wing. On September 12, 1952, while on a combat mission, the aircraft's wings iced up and caused the aircraft to stall and crash 21 miles southwest of Kangnung Airfield (K-18), South Korea. His remains were recovered.