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SGT Forrest Martin Mutschler
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SGT Forrest Martin Mutschler Veteran

Birth
Death
21 Feb 1951 (aged 25)
South Korea
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Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map
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Sergeant Mutschler was the tail gunner of a B-26C with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing at Pusan Airfield East (K-9), South Korea. On February 21, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft reported clear weather and contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.SGT FORREST MARTIN MUTSCHLER
729TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (L)
HQ HQ SQDN 452 BOMB WING
452nd Bombardment Wing
AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-26C
AIRCRAFT NUMBER: 44-35915
AIR FORCE
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: FEBRUARY 21, 1951
SERVICE NUMBER: AF19363304
BORN: MAY 5, 1925
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
TORRANCE, CA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: NORTH KOREA

Sergeant Mutschler was the tail gunner of a B-26C with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing at Pusan Airfield East (K-9), South Korea.
On February 21, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft reported clear weather and contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
Sergeant Mutschler was the tail gunner of a B-26C with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing at Pusan Airfield East (K-9), South Korea. On February 21, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft reported clear weather and contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.SGT FORREST MARTIN MUTSCHLER
729TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (L)
HQ HQ SQDN 452 BOMB WING
452nd Bombardment Wing
AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-26C
AIRCRAFT NUMBER: 44-35915
AIR FORCE
HOSTILE, DIED WHILE MISSING (MIA)
REMAINS NOT RECOVERED
DATE OF LOSS: FEBRUARY 21, 1951
SERVICE NUMBER: AF19363304
BORN: MAY 5, 1925
HOME OR PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
TORRANCE, CA
LOCATION OR BATTLE ZONE: NORTH KOREA

Sergeant Mutschler was the tail gunner of a B-26C with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing at Pusan Airfield East (K-9), South Korea.
On February 21, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft reported clear weather and contact was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.

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  • Maintained by: ShaneO
  • Originally Created by: GraveHunter
  • Added: Oct 7, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118320830/forrest_martin-mutschler: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Forrest Martin Mutschler (5 May 1925–21 Feb 1951), Find a Grave Memorial ID 118320830, citing National Korean War Veterans Memorial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).