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Korean War - Air Police
VSPA is compiling the history and heritage of Air / Security Police during the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Nevertheless, we too must remember that others walked the walk before us: The First Air Police to serve in war. And because we do remember, we want you to know what Air Police accomplished during the Korean War--the forgotten war. Here are four good reasons to remember:
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Although five Air Police are known to have died in the Korean War, Veterans of the war believe the total may be 9.
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Name
| Rank
| Air Base
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| Incident
| Major Award
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| Morin, Joseph Roland
| Cpl
| Korea
| 6149 APS
| 01NOV50
| Combat: Enemy Action
| Purple Heart
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| Ira F. Lord, Jr.
| Sgt
| Pyongyang, N. Korea
| HQ 5th AF/AP
| 06NOV50
| Non-Hostile: Gunshot
| Presidential accolade
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| Fedorka, Charles J.
| Cpl
| Korea
| 49 APS
| 04JUN51
| Non-Hostile: Illness/Disease; Heart attack
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| Rivers, James Joseph
| A/B
| Korea
| 4 APS
| 29OCT52
| Non-Hostile: Accidental Self Destruction (gun shot)
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| Powell, David Allen
| MSgt
| Korea
| 8 APS
| 28FEB53
| Non-Hostile: Accidental Homicide (gun shot)
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