Memorial Hall for the U.S. Airmen Killed In Action During World War II
Memorial Hall for the U.S. Airmen Killed In Action During World War II in Namhae, Namhae Island, South Korea is dedicated to the 11 U.S. Airmen who were killed when their B-24 Liberator crashed into the mountain peak on Namhae returning from a bombing mission early in the morning of August 8, 1945, after being damaged by Japanese artillery, and to Kim Deok-hyeong, who single-handedly buried the 11 men, used his own funds to build a monument at the crash site, and establish the Memorial Hall where ceremonies are still held each year for the Airmen. == Bomber Mission == On the night August 7, 1945, a week before the end of World War II, two U.S. Army Air Forces B24 Liberators heavy bombers of the 868th Bomber Squadron, took off from their base on Okinawa to search for enemy ships in off the southeastern coast of Korea, towards Busan, and back to Okinawa.