Korean War
Service # | 2114996 |
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Rank | Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | December 20 1952 |
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Firefighter Second Class Weaver was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Firefighter Second Class Weaver was a member of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS YORKTOWN (CV-10). On December 20, 1952, He was a passenger aboard a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.