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Walter Kenneth Rutledge
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Rank
Airman Third Class, U.S. Air Force
Unit
1 SHORAN BEACON SQ
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Date of Death
October 16, 1952
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Airman Third Class Rutledge was a member of the 1st Shoran Beacon Squadron, U.S. Air Force in Korea. On October 16, 1952, he was a passenger on a C-46D Commando transport on a courier run between Kangnung Airfield (K-18) and Pohang Airfield (K-3) when it crashed into the sea off Kangnung killing all 25 servicemen on board. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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