The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Robert Hudgens
Rank
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
April 21, 1952
Seaman (E2) Hudgens served was a crew member of the cruiser USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73). On April 21, 1952, while firing on enemy installations at the Kojo area off the east coast of North Korea, there was an explosion in a gun turret killing him.