Hobday, Jimmie Rowland
First Name
Jimmie
Middle Name
Rowland
Last Name
Hobday
Serial Number
AF17329984
Service Branch
Air Force
Highest Rank
A1C
War or Action
Korean War
Place Of Birth
Longmont, Colorado
County
Montezuma
Biography

Son of Esther & John Hobday. Survived by sister Joan, brother Richard and son Dane. Was tail gunner of B-29A Superfortress bomber with 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing based at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. On September 13, 1952 while making bombing run on Suiho Hydroelectric Plant his aircraft was hit by antiaircraft fire. Listed MIA and presumed dead February 28, 1954. Awarded Air Medal, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and Republic of Korea War Service Medal. Memorial Service and Headstone placed at Arlington National Cemetery on July 23, 2009.

Place Of Burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Place Of Death
Suiho, North Korea
Circumstances
Missing In Action
Row Number
3
Column Number
1
Panel Number
17

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