Joseph E. Wells Jr.

Korean War
Service #AO-937143
RankCaptain U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathDecember 20 1952
National Defense Service Medal
Captain Wells was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
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.