Korean War
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Rank | Ensign U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | April 25 1951 |
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National Defense Service Medal
Ensign Ready was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Ensign Ready was a crew member of a Naval aircraft flying out of the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. On April 25, 1951, his aircraft struck a four-engine commercial transport enroute from Miami to Havana, Cuba. Four Naval crewman and 23 American civilians perished.