The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Milton Vernon Wood
Rank
Airman Second Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
August 30, 1952
Airman Second Class Wood was a veteran of World War II, serving with the Army Signal Corps in the China-Burma-India Theater. In Korea, he was a member of Detachment 4, 6127th Air Terminal Group, Pusan Air Base (K-1). He was responsible for loading the wounded aboard aircraft for evacuation to Japan and the United States. On August 30, 1952, he died of injuries as a result of a vehicular accident.