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James Albert Gleaves
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Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
323 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
April 14, 1951
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Second Lieutenant Gleaves was a pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with the Marine Fighter Squadron 323, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On April 14, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out near Kwangdong-ni, Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 17, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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