Elmer Biggs
The following information pertains to a serviceman who remains classified as Missing In Action.
Elmer T. Biggs
Rank: Captain
Service Number: AO-2092623
Date Missing: 03/31/1954
Unit: 6148th Tactical Control Squadron
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Listed On Wall/Tablet: Honolulu Memorial
Rosette In Place: No
Recoverability Status: Remains Recovered
Next Steps: Captain Biggs was the pilot of a AT-6D Mosquito observation aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Air Control Squadron, 6147th Tactical Air Control Group. On January 3, 1952, while flying an air-ground control mission, his aircraft was hit by ground fire, exploded, crashed and burned. He was taken Prisoner of War and died while a prisoner on March 31, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. ** Captain Biggs was awarded the Air Medal, the Purple Heart, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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.
Date Recovered: 5/13/1992
Date Identified: 12/21/2016
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