The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Mary Eleanor Liljegreen
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
September 19, 1950
Lieutenant Junior Grade Liljegreen served as a nurse with the U.S. Navy. She was enroute to Tokyo to aid the Korean wounded. On September 19, 1950, she was a passenger of a C-54 Skymaster transport from Kwajalein to Japan. The aircraft crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff killing all 26 Naval personnel on board.