The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Carl Raymond Tornell
Rank
Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, U.S. Coast Guard
Date of Death
January 18, 1953
Aviation Electronics Technician First Class Tornell was a crew member of a rescue patrol bomber stationed at the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Sangley Point, Philippines. On January 18, 1953, after rescuing survivors from a Naval P2V Neptune patrol aircraft off Swatow, China, his aircraft crashed on takeoff. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on September 15, 1955.