The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Henry Crutchfield
Rank
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
312 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
Date of Death
November 4, 1951
Major Crutchfield was the pilot of a F4U-4B Corsair fighter with Marine Fighter Squadron 312, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On November 4, 1951, while on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire. He tried to land on a stream bed but crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.