The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
T. W. Huffman
Rank
Aviation Electronics Technician First Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
January 28, 1953
Aviation Electronics Technician First Class Huffman was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9, assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. On January 28, 1953, in bad weather, the aircraft struck Black Peak, Washington at 5,000 feet altitude, killing ten crew members.