James Blanding Dick

Korean War
Service #496951
RankLieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Navy
Date of DeathMay 29 1951
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Lieutenant Junior Grade Dick was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Junior Grade Dick was the pilot of a F4U-4 Corsair fighter with Fighter Squadron 64, aboard the aircraft carrier USS PHILIPPINE SEA (CV-47). On May 29, 1951, while on a combat mission over North Korea, his aircraft accidentally struck a friendly aircraft and crashed.