James Lowman Frazier

Korean War
Service #047425
Unit323 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathApril 30 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, First Lieutenant Frazier was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Frazier was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 323, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 30, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into a mountain ridge. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.