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Casualty Info
Home Town Andalusia, AL
Last Address Andalusia, AL
Casualty Date Oct 16, 1952
Cause Non Hostile- Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Conflict Korean War/Korea, Summer-Fall 1952
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Name: Carnell Edward Booth Birth Date: 13 Jan 1933 Birth City: Andalusia State Registered: Alabama Death Date: 16 Oct 1952 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Non-hostile Air Crash War: Korean War Title: Aviation Ordnanceman, Third Class, U.S. Navy Rank: Aviation Ordnanceman, Third Class Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 4263810
Notes: Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Booth was a member of Flight Aircraft Service Squadron 11, U.S. Navy. On October 16, 1952, he was a passenger on a C-46D Commando transport on a courier run between Kangnung, Korea (K-18) to Pohang, Korea (K-3) when it crashed into the sea killing all 25 servicemen on board. His remains were not recovered. Aviation Ordnanceman Third Class Booth was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
