The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. T. Clements
Rank
Chief Aviation Machinist Mate, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
October 18, 1953
Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Clements was a crew member of a P2V-5 Neptune patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 18, based at Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland. On October 18, 1953, the engine failed after takeoff and the plane ditched 50 miles southwest of Iceland, killing 9 crewmen.