The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Amil Morton
Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
513 MAR FTR SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
July 29, 1951
Staff Sergeant Morton was the radar observer of a F7F-3N Tigercat fighter with Marine Night Fighter Squadron 513, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On July 29, 1951, while on a combat mission over the Wonsan area in bad weather, contact with his aircraft was lost. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 16, 1953.