Korean War
Rank | Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | January 21 1954 |
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Becker was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Becker was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 7, based at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. On January 21, 1954, as the plane was making a landing approach it crashed into the southeast slope of Mount Puu Kaua, Oahu, killing 7 crewmen.