Robert Bancker
The following information pertains to a serviceman who remains classified as Missing In Action.
Robert K. Bancker
Rank: First Lieutenant
Service Number: AO-2083368
Date Missing: 01/16/1952
Unit: 61st Troop Carrier Squadron 314th Troop Carrier Group
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Listed On Wall/Tablet: Honolulu Memorial
Rosette In Place:
Recoverability Status:
Next Steps: First Lieutenant Bancker was a crew member of a C-119B "Flying Boxcar" transport with the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group. On January 16, 1952, while on a mission, both engines separate from the aircraft in flight and the aircraft crashed into the sea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on January 18, 1952. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** First Lieutenant Bancker was awarded the Purple Heart, 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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