Updated March 26, 2007. WWII B-24 pilot in the South Pacific. Korean War B-26B pilot. MIA while returning from a combat mission to Sinanju, North Korea on 10/19/1950. See the Washington D.C. Korean War Memorial web site for additional information. Korean War medals: Air Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal, National Defense Serice Medal, Korean War Service Medal. Contact SON: Albert W. Paffenroth Jr. (Tacoma, WA), Email: albertpaffenroth@hotmail.com. DIED on 10/19/1950. Still listed as MIA.