The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Walder Leeford McCord
Rank
Lieutenant Junior Grade, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
July 27, 1951
Lieutenant McCord was the pilot of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Flight Crew 7, Patrol Bomber Squadron 772, based at Atsugi, Japan. On July 27, 1951, his aircraft crashed on takeoff at night about 5 miles from Atada Shima, Japan. All men on board were killed.