The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
W. H. Diana
Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
August 31, 1951
Lieutenant Diana 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 21, 1951, his aircraft crashed on takeoff from Little Tanaga Island, Alaska killing 10 crew members.