The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Emory R. Wells
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
March 9, 1951
Captain Wells was the pilot of a B-29 Superfortress bomber with the U.S. Air Force. On March 9, 1951, he was on a training mission flying out of Lakenheath Air Base, England when contact with the aircraft was lost. It apparently crashed in the Mediterranean Sea southeast of Spain. All 12 crew members died.