The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
David Roberson
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
June 18, 1953
Airman First Class Roberson was a member of the 16th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 51st Fighter Interceptor Group. 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.