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Melvin Edwin Sarkilahti
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Rank
Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
34 TRP CARR SQ 315 TRP CARR WING
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Date of Death
October 16, 1952
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Technical Sergeant Sarkilahti was a member of the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Wing stationed at Brady Air Base, Kyushu, Japan. On October 16, 1952, he was a passenger on a C-46D Commando transport on a courier run between Kangnung Airfield (K-18) to Pohang Airfield (K-3) when it crashed into the sea killing all 25 servicemen on board. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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