The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. W. Sexton
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
August 12, 1951
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Sexton was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9 assigned to Naval Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. On August 12, 1951, while on patrol, his aircraft crashed into a hill on Amak Island, Alaska killing 12 men on board.