The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
E. Meriwether
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
August 8, 1952
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Meriwether was a crew member of a PBM-5S Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 892, based at Naval Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. On August 8, 1952, the plane crashed into a mountain in Japan from unknown causes, killing 14 crewmen.