G. W. Sandvig

Korean War
RankLieutenant Commander U.S. Navy
Date of DeathMarch 8 1951
National Defense Service Medal
Lieutenant Commander Sandvig was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Commander Sandvig was a member of the Naval Aviation Training Center at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent, Maryland. On March 8, 1951, he was flying in a P4M-1 Mercator Patrol Bomber, when it crashed into the Chesapeake Bay killing four on board.