In Memory
Edwin Felix Tabaczynski - Class Of 1942
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This Profile ID |
3077 |
| Service ID | 2221757 |
| Name | Edwin Felix Tabaczynski |
| From | Mishawaka, St Joseph County, Indiana |
| Casualty Date | August 20, 1951 |
| War | Korean War |
| Service Branch | Air Force |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Specialty | Pilot |
| Unit/Group | 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group |
| Casualty Type | Killed in Action |
| Location | Korea |
| Burial | Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial |
| Notable Awards |
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
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| Remembered |  Edwin Felix Tabaczynski is buried or memorialized at Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.
 Edwin is remembered at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington. This is a National Parks Service and American Battle Monuments Commission location. |
Additional Details
| Second Lieutenant Tabaczynski was the pilot of a F-80C Shooting Star fighter interceptor with the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group. On August 20, 1951, while on a combat mission in the Hwang-ju area, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed. His remains were not recovered. |
Commendations + Awards
PLEASE NOTE THIS MIGHT NOT BE A COMPLETE OR COMPLETELY ACCURATE ACCOUNTING. FOR SOME AWARDS WE USE PROBABILITIES BASED ON KNOWN SERVICE DETAILS.
★ Air Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ United States Aviator Badge Air Force
★ Korean Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Republic of Korea Presidential Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ Air Force Presidential Unit Citation
★ Air Force Good Conduct Medal
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