Korean War
Service # | 19334821 |
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Rank | Airman First Class U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | December 20 1952 |
National Defense Service Medal
Airman First Class Prestwich was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman First Class Prestwich was a member of 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.