Korean War
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Service # | 233-357 |
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Rank | Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class U.S. Coast Guard |
Date of Death | November 13 1952 |
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American Campaign Medal
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American Defense Service Medal
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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World War II Victory Medal
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class White was awarded the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the European-African- Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class White was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War he was assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Station, Salem, Massachusetts. On November 13, 1952, he was the crewman of a Coast Guard HTL-1 helicopter on a routine training flight, which crashed in the Beverly, Massachusetts area killing him and the pilot.