The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert L. Stuart
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
April 25, 1951
On April 25, 1951, Lieutenant Junior Grade Stuart was the pilot of a twin engine Beechcraft trainer flying out of the Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. His aircraft struck a four-engine commercial transport enroute from Miami to Havana, Cuba. Four Naval crewman and 23 American civilians perished.