Name:
Paul E. Duncan
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
AO940198
Unit:
6911th Radio Group Mobile
Date of Death:
1958-09-02
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery
Plot:
Section 34
Row:
Grave:
2526
Decoration:
Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Army of
Comments:
Born in Richland, Washington. Captain Duncan was the starboard pilot of a C-130 stationed at Rhein-Main Airbase, Germany. He was a crewman aboard a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance aircraft from the 7406th Support Squadron, a C-130, tail number 60528. His aircraft was shot down by Soviet MiG-17s over Soviet Armenia on 2 September 1958. He and 16 other men were killed in the subsequent crash. Interred 2 September 1998.