The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert H. Dupriest
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
December 20, 1952
Airman First Class Dupriest was a member of the 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing. On December 20, 1952, He was a passenger aboard a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.