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Walter Eugene Macomber
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Rank
Chief Machinist's Mate, U.S. Navy
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Date of Death
October 16, 1953
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Chief Machinist's Mate Macomber was a veteran of World War II. During the Korean War, he was a crew member of the aircraft carrier USS LEYTE (CV-32) being refitted at the Boston Navy Yard. He was killed by an explosion and fire in the port catapult machinery room aboard ship on October 16, 1953. |
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