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AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
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Donald I. Painter
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Brooklawn NJ
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Airman Second Class, U.S. Air Force
Non-hostile
Air Crash
Died June 18, 1953 in Japan
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| Airman Second Class Painter was a member of the 319th
Fighter Interceptor Squadron, U.S. Air Force. On June 18, 1953, he
was a passenger on a C-124A Globemaster transport traveling from
Tachikawa Air Base, Japan to Korea. He was killed when the aircraft
crashed about three miles from Tachikawa.
Airman Second Class Painter was awarded the Korean Service Medal and
the United Nations Service Medal.
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