The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Richard Anthony De Costa
Rank
Airman Third Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
May 21, 1953
Airman Third Class De Costa was a member of the 8th Maintenance Squadron, 8th Maintenance and Supply Group, U.S. Air Force. On May 21, 1953, he was in a truck 5 miles north of Suwon, Korea, when it overturned pinning him beneath it.