Walter K. Selenger

Korean War
Service #8322A
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathMay 16 1951
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Lieutenant Colonel Selenger was awarded the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Selenger was the pilot of a T-33A Shooting Star fighter with the Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group. On May 16, 1951, while returning from a combat weather mission, on the aircraft's approach to Taegu #1 Airfield (K-2), it crashed into a mountain 12 miles southeast of Taegu, Korea.