The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. H. Kugler
Rank
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
July 30, 1953
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class Kugler was a crew member of a PB4Y-5A Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 48, based at Naval Air Station Sangley Point, Philippines. On July 30, 1953, while on patrol, the port engine caught fire and the plane crashed at sea, killing ten crewmen. Five crewmen were rescued by a Coast Guard aircraft.