The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Harold Pate
Rank
Airman Second Class, U.S. Air Force
Unit
34 TRP CARR SQ 315 TRP CARR WING
Date of Death
November 15, 1952
Airman Second Class Pate was a crew member of a C-46D Commando transport with the 34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Wing stationed at Brady Air Base, Kyushu, Japan. On November 15, 1952, his aircraft was transporting personnel from Kangnung Airfield (K-18) to Pohang Airfield (K-3). It crashed into the Sea of Japan shortly after takeoff killing ten on board. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.