Walter F. Hornsby

Korean War
Service #AF13376257
RankAirman First Class U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJune 18 1953
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Airman First Class Hornsby was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
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Airman First Class Hornsby was a member of the 8th Motor Vehicular Squadron, 8th Fighter Bomber Wing. On June 18, 1953, he was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.