The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Walter K. Selenger
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
May 16, 1951
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.