The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
J. D. Greer
Rank
Captain, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
January 28, 1953
Captain Greer 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.