The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph E. Wells
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
December 20, 1952
Captain Wells was a member of the 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, 62nd Troop Carrier Wing. On December 20, 1952, he was the co-pilot of a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.