. . "Presidential Unit Citation .svg"@en . . . . . . . "Air Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "8"^^ . . "John Springer Walmsley Jr. (January 7, 1920 \u2013 September 14, 1951) was a bomber pilot in the United States Army Air Forces after World War II and the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Walmsley rose to the rank of captain and posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on September 14, 1951 above Yangdok, North Korea during a bombing mission. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Walmsley joined the Army Air Forces and spent the 1940s as an instructor pilot in the United States and Japan, but did not see combat. He was deployed with the 8th Bombardment Squadron to the Korean War, flying B-26 Invader aircraft. During this time, Walmsley volunteered for a risky bombing campaign, Operation Strangle. During one of the bombing missions, Walmsley's aircraft spotted a Chinese supply train moving by cover of darkness. He attacked it until he expended his ammunition and called for backup. He then used a spotlight on his aircraft to illuminate the train for subsequent attacks, exposing himself and his crew to intense anti-aircraft fire, which he did not avoid. The mission resulted in the successful destruction of the train, and Walmsley was killed when his heavily damaged aircraft crashed."@en . . . . "United States" . . "Medal of Honor ribbon.svg"@en . . . "National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . "Purple Heart ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "0"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . . . . . . "Republic of Korea War Service Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . "8347727"^^ . . . . . . . "15546"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "service-star"@en . . . "AO-815023" . . . . . . . . . "John Springer Walmsley Jr. (January 7, 1920 \u2013 September 14, 1951) was a bomber pilot in the United States Army Air Forces after World War II and the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Walmsley rose to the rank of captain and posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on September 14, 1951 above Yangdok, North Korea during a bombing mission."@en . . . "United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1920-01-07"^^ . . . . ""@en . . . . . "World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . "Place of burial"@en . . "1944"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "106"^^ . . . . . "Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg"@en . "A light blue military ribbon with five white stars with five points each."@en . "Korean War \n*Operation Strangle"@en . . . . "oak"@en . . . "1944"^^ . . . . "John Springer Walmsley Jr."@en . . "1951"^^ . . . "Korean_Service_Medal_-_Ribbon.svg"@en . "John Springer Walmsley Jr."@en . "Air Force Longevity Service ribbon.svg"@en . . . "award-star"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1951-09-14"^^ . . . . . "United States"@en . . . . . . . . "Baltimore, Maryland, United States"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "award-V"@en . . "1108277922"^^ . . . . . "near Yangdok, North Korea"@en . . . . "AO-815023"@en . "John S. Walmsley Jr."@en . . . . . . . "American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg"@en . . . . .