J. M. Maksymon

Korean War
RankAviation Electrician's Mate Second Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJanuary 21 1954
National Defense Service Medal
Aviation's Electrician's Mate Second Class Maksymon was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Aviation Electrician's Mate Second Class Maksymon was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 7, based at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii. On January 21, 1954, as the plane was making a landing approach it crashed into the southeast slope of Mount Puu Kaua, Oahu, killing 7 crewmen.