The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Alvin James
Rank
Aviation Electrician's Mate Second Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
December 26, 1952
Aviation Electronics Man Second Class James was a crew member of a PBM-5S Catalina patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 47. On December 26, 1952, while participating anti-submarine patrol over Korean waters, his aircraft engine malfunctioned and crashed, killing 10 of the 14 seamen on board.