death_place death_date birth_place unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial article_title name
near yangdok , korea 14 september 1951 -lrb- aged 31 -rrb- baltimore , maryland 8th bombardment squadron medal of honor distinguished flying cross purple heart place of burial world war ii korean war 7 january 1920 arlington national cemetery national memorial cemetery of the pacific john s. walmsley , jr. .
 john springer walmsley , jr. .
john s. walmsley , jr. .

john springer walmsley , jr. -lrb- 7 january 1920 -- 14 september 1951 -rrb- was a bomber pilot in the united states army air forces during world war ii , and later the united states air force during the korean war .
walmsley rose to the rank of captain and posthumously received the medal of honor for his heroic actions on 14 september 1951 above yangdok , north korea during a bombing mission .
born in baltimore , maryland , walmsley jouned the army air forces and spent the 1940s as an instructor pilot in the united states and japan , but did not see combat .
he was deployed with the 8th bombardment squadron to the korean war , flying b-26 invader aircraft .
during this time , walmsley volunteered for a risky bombing campaign , operation strangle .
during one of the bombing missions , walmsley 's aircraft spotted a chinese supply train moving by cover of darkness .
he attacked it until he expending its ammunition and called for backup .
he then used a spotlight on his aircraft to illuminate the train for subsequent attacks , exposing himself and his crew to intense anti-aircraft fire , which he did not avoid .
the mission resulted in the successful destruction of the train , and walmsley was killed when his heavily damaged aircraft crashed .
