The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. D. Ratteree
Rank
Lieutenant, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
August 23, 1951
Lieutenant Ratteree was a crew member of a PB4Y-5A Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 671 assigned to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia. On August 23, 1951, the aircraft crashed on takeoff killing 8 men.