Korean War
| Service # | 3313 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Lieutenant Commander U.S. Coast Guard |
| Date of Death | July 6 1953 |
American Campaign Medal
American Defense Service Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Unit Commendation
World War II Victory Medal
Lieutenant Commander Felts was awarded the Navy Commendation Ribbon, 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
Lieutenant Commander Felts was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was a assigned to the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio as a student in the Graduate Aeronautical Engineering Course. On July 6, 1953, he was the pilot of an Air Force Beechcraft C-45B Expeditor, which crashed after takeoff from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, killing him and three Air Force personnel.