J. D. Greer

Korean War
RankCaptain U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJanuary 28 1953
National Defense Service Medal
Captain Greer was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Captain Greer was a crew member of a PB4Y-2S Privateer patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 9, assigned to Whidbey Island Naval Air Station, Seattle, Washington. On January 28, 1953, in bad weather, the aircraft struck Black Peak, Washington at 5,000 feet altitude, killing ten crew members.