Korean War
Service # | AF27883421 |
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Rank | Airman Second Class U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | September 2 1958 |
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Airman Second Class Kamps was awarded the Purple Heart and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman Second Class Kamps was a crew member of a C-130 Hercules transport with the U.S. Air Force. On September 2, 1958, while patrolling the airspace near Korea, his aircraft was shot down. His remains were returned in 1998.