Korean War
Service # | AO-2084772 |
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Rank | First Lieutenant U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | February 2 1953 |
National Defense Service Medal
First Lieutenant Corvelli was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Corvelli was the navigator of a B-29 Superfortress Bomber with the 301st Bomber Squadron, 352nd Bomber Wing based at Upper Hayford Air Base, England. On February 2, 1953, his aircraft was taking off from Wheelus Field, Tripoli, Libya when it crashed killing fifteen members of the crew.