Korean War
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Service # | AO-2086872 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | December 20 1952 |
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National Defense Service Medal
First Lieutenant Maple was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Maple was a member of the 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing. On December 20, 1952, he was the co-pilot of a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.