KOELSCH-JOHN
JOHN KELVIN KOELSCH
Rate/Rank
LTJG
LTJG
Service Branch
USN 00/1942 - 10/1951
Born
12/22/1923
LONDON, ENGLAND
DIED IN CAPTIVITY - PRISONER OF WAR, NORTH KOREA, 07/12/1951-10/16/1951. HELICOPTER SHOT DOWN AFTER RESCUE OF MARINE AVIATOR, TAKEN PRISONER 9 DAYS AFTER DOWNING.
HELICOPTER RESCUE UNIT, NORTH KOREA
VT-18, NAS QUONSET POINT, RI
VT-18, USS LEYTE CV-32
HU-1, USS PRINCETON CV-37
HU-2, WONSAN, KOREA
PRISONER OF WAR, NORTH KOREA
MEDAL OF HONOR
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
PURPLE HEART
KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL
PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL
