William Bernhardt Braaten

Korean War
Service #3856819
RankLieutenant U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJune 15 1951
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Lieutenant Braaten was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Braaten was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a pilot of a PBM-5S patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 40, based in Okurokami, Japan. On June 15, 1951, on returning from a flight to Korea, his aircraft crashed into a mountain in Japan.