The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Robert L. Weaver
Rank
Aviation Electronics Technician Third Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
December 20, 1952
Aviation Firefighter Second Class Weaver was a member of the crew of the aircraft carrier USS YORKTOWN (CV-10). On December 20, 1952, He was a passenger aboard a C-124 Globemaster transport departing Larson Air Force Base, Grant, Washington. The aircraft crashed on takeoff. Ninety personnel on board perished.