Korean War
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Rank | Aviation Ordnanceman Airman U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | July 2 1953 |
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National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Walker was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Walker was a crew member of a PBM-5S Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 42, based at the Naval Air Station Adak, Alaska. On July 2, 1953, there was a fire and the aircraft made a forced landing in fog. It crashed at sea killing 12 crewmen.