Korean War
| Service # | AF17309237 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Airman First Class U.S. Air Force |
| Date of Death | July 7 1953 |
National Defense Service Medal
Airman First Class Sweet was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman First Class Sweet was assigned to Keesler Air Fotce Base, Mississippi. On July 7, 1953, he was serving as a Medical Corpsman on 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.