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Wall of Honor Level: Air and Space Friend
Honored by:
Mr. Lawrence E. Burwell
David Burwell enlisted in the Air Force in 1947, and was sent to Korea in 1950 after the Inchon invasion. He was killed in action near Kumchon on September 23, 1950 while flying an AT-6D with an artillery observer. His plane was hit by ground fire, and spun into the ground killing both men. He was only in action five days. He left behind a wife and infant daughter who was born on January 1, 1949.
He was awarded the Purple Heart and Air Medal posthumously.
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