The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert D. McCorkle
Rank
Major, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
June 18, 1953
Major McCorkle was the pilot of a C-124A Globemaster transport with the 22nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 374th Troop Carrier Group stationed at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan. On June 18, 1953, he was enroute from Japan to Korea when his aircraft crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.