The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Lamar Howard McDaniel
Rank
Gunner's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
April 21, 1952
Gunner's Mate Second Class McDaniel served aboard the heavy cruiser USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73). On April 21, 1952, while the cruiser was firing at the enemy off the east coast of Korea, powder exploded in a gun turret causing him to die of asphyxiation.