Son of George Edmond Wimbish and Mary Alice Kapp of Alamance County, NC.
John Leonard Wimbish, Private, U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile Air Crash
Died September 26, 1950 in Japan
Corporal Wimbish was a member of the 6130th Air Base Squadron, 6131 Air Base Group. On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan. Private Wimbish was awarded 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.
John Leonard Wimbish, Private, U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile Air Crash
Died September 26, 1950 in Japan
Corporal Wimbish was a member of the 6130th Air Base Squadron, 6131 Air Base Group. On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan. Private Wimbish was awarded 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.
Son of George Edmond Wimbish and Mary Alice Kapp of Alamance County, NC.
John Leonard Wimbish, Private, U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile Air Crash
Died September 26, 1950 in Japan
Corporal Wimbish was a member of the 6130th Air Base Squadron, 6131 Air Base Group. On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan. Private Wimbish was awarded 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.
John Leonard Wimbish, Private, U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile Air Crash
Died September 26, 1950 in Japan
Corporal Wimbish was a member of the 6130th Air Base Squadron, 6131 Air Base Group. On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan. Private Wimbish was awarded 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.
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