R. T. Graham

Korean War
RankAviation Machinist's Mate Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJuly 2 1953
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Graham was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Graham was a crew member of a PBM-5S Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 42, based at the Naval Air Station Adak, Alaska. On July 2, 1953, there was a fire and the aircraft made a forced landing in fog. It crashed at sea killing 12 crewmen.