The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Donald I. Painter
Rank
Airman Second Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
June 18, 1953
Airman Second Class Painter was a member of the 319th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 18, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.