Korean War
Service # | 3251287 |
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Rank | Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | December 31 1951 |
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Baxter was a crew member of a PBM-5 Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 47. On December 31, 1951, his aircraft spun in on takeoff crashing in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong. Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Baxter was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.