Korean War
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Service # | AF15465679 |
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Rank | Airman First Class U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | June 18 1953 |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
Airman First Class Sturdavant was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Airman First Class Sturdavant was a member of the 1993rd Airways and Air Communications Service Mobile Communications Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 18, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.