The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert Lee Proud
Rank
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
8 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB GP
Date of Death
April 5, 1951
Technical Sergeant Proud was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 8th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On April 5, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, contact was lost with his aircraft in the Kunu-ri, Sinanju and Pyongyang area. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.