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Samuel Porter Logan, Jr. (August 27, 1920-?)

Mike Logan knew it was likely his father was not among them.

Logan was only two years old when his father, Air Force Maj. Sam Logan, was shot down on Sept. 9, 1950 over North Korea. The 30-year-old B-29 pilot was on his 19th mission. His remains were never returned.

Five parachutes were seen coming out of the B-29 as it crashed by other aircraft in the squadron. Logan was listed as a MIA by the United States, but it was later discovered by the Logan family that the pilot had been captured alive, when he resurfaced in a Russian propaganda film.

“We know that the Soviet Union had a lot of interest in bomber pilots, because they didn’t have the big bombers – that and helicopters,” Logan said. “We’re just really sure that he was sent to Russia through China and probably died in a Russian prison. Aug. 27 he would’ve been 98 years old. There’s no way you would’ve survived 10 years in a Russian prison, much less this long. They would’ve gotten everything they wanted out of him in a short period of time.”

https://www.waaytv.com/news/hero-salute/bridge-dedicated-to-korean-war-pilot-kia/article_929033ba-4587-11ee-b155-df4d52f79256.html Bridge dedicated to Korean War pilot KIA By Marie Waxel Aug 28, 2023