Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-03-01 | Page 23 | Salt Lake Flier in Korea Promoted to Colonel

Salt halt lake Flier in Korea Promoted to Colonel a 3 Promotion of Salt Lake City's Lt Col Leland W W. Walker Jr 33 33 to a full colonel was announced Thursday at a Korean air base where he is stationed The daring Utahn is the son on of Mr and Mrs Leland A. A Walker alker E. E South Temple His wife and children live at 1282 Emerson ave Col Walker Valker has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and two Air Medals for Korean action During World War Var II he lie received the Distinguished Service Cross the Silver Star and the Purple Heart At the outbreak of the Korean conflict Col Walker Valker led the famous Third Bombardment group of the Fifth Air Force Foice in the round-the- clock combat sorties from Japan It became almost normal for the pilots of Salt Lake City colonels colonel's command to take B 26 bombers down narrow valleys at below treetop tree treetop treetop top levels knocking out troops tank and gun emplacements In addition to the 1000 bomb payload payload payload pay- pay load his plane carried earned 11 14 rockets lockets and 14 machine guns each r- r y I II I E k ir iI r rJ r Yo t r rr r r J JY Y Ye e Jf v ft Col Leland Walker Jr Flier gets ets promotion at Korean field