The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Samuel Joseph Tartaglione
Rank
Airman Third Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
June 18, 1953
Airman Third Class Tartaglione was a member of the 8th Communications 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.