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Coley Grey Pridgen
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Rank
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
July 27, 1951
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Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Utility Pridgen was the 1st Ordnance man of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Flight Crew 7, Patrol Bomber Squadron 772, based at Atsugi, Japan. On July 27, 1951, his aircraft crashed on takeoff at night about 5 miles from Atada Shima, Japan. All men on board were killed. |
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