J. L. McDonnel

Korean War
RankAviation Ordnanceman Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJanuary 28 1953
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class McDonnel was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class McDonnel was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9, assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. On January 28, 1953, in bad weather, the aircraft struck Black Peak, Washington at 5,000 feet altitude, killing ten crew members.