The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Charles E. Phillips
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
December 20, 1952
Airman First Class Phillips was a member of the Headquarters Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing. On December 20, 1952, he was a passenger on a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.