The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Robert Betts
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Date of Death
September 29, 1953
Sergeant Betts was an equipment operator with the 630th Engineer Light Equipment Company, 19th Engineer Construction Group. When he was operating a bulldozer, a can of gasoline exploded causing severe burns and acute pulmonary edema. He was taken to the 11th Evacuation Hospital where he died on September 29, 1953.