Korean War
Service # | 465417 |
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Unit | 54 FITRON |
Rank | Lieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | October 6 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Honolulu Memorial |
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Distinguished Flying Cross
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
For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Junior Grade Teague was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, 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 Teague was the pilot of an AD-4 Skyraider dive bomber with the Fighter Squadron 54 aboard the carrier USS ESSEX (CV-9). On October 6, 1951, as his aircraft was recovering from a dive bombing run on a road west of Kowon, it was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.