Richard G. Girdham

Korean War
Service #AF15262688
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathDecember 20 1952
National Defense Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Girdham was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Girdham was a member of the 61st Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Air Force. On December 20, 1952, he was a radio operator on a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on take off. Ninety personnel on board perished.