Korean War
| Service # | 289-739 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class U.S. Coast Guard |
| Date of Death | July 7 1953 |
American Campaign Medal
American Defense Service Medal
Good Conduct Medal (Navy)
National Defense Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Netherland was awarded the American Defence Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Navy Good Conduct Medal.
Notes
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Netherland was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War he was assigned to the Coast Guard Air Detachment, Biloxi, Mississippi. On July 7, 1953, he was the Plane Captain of a Coast Guard PBY-5 rescue aircraft on a mission to evacuate an injured seaman aboard a shrimp boat in the North Pass of the Lower Mississippi (Louisiana). The aircraft went out of control upon landing and sank killing him and two other crewmen.