Korean War
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Rank | Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | August 12 1951 |
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National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Hunt was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Hunt was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9 assigned to Naval Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. On August 12, 1951, while on patrol, his aircraft crashed into a hill on Amak Island, Alaska killing 12 men on board.