W. S. Wagener

Korean War
RankAviation Ordnanceman Airman U.S. Navy
Date of DeathAugust 12 1951
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Wagener was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Wagener was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9 assigned to Naval Air Station Kodiak, Alaska. On August 12, 1951, while on patrol, his aircraft crashed into a hill on Amak Island, Alaska killing 12 men on board.