Vietnam War
Unit | 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron |
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Rank | Captain U.S. Air Force |
Entered Service From | Chattanooga Tennessee |
Date of Death | April 18 1973 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Honolulu Memorial |
Notes
Captain James was a member of the 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On April 18, 1973, he was the weapons systems officer a McDonnell Douglas Phantom II Fighter (F-4E) with the task of spotting a target with a smoke rocket in Cambodia. His aircraft crashed. His remains were recovered on February 17, 1998 and identified on March 5, 1999. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.