The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Alvin Gallant
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Unit
371 BOMB SQ 307 BOMB WING
Date of Death
October 23, 1951
Airman First Class Gallant was a crew member of a B-29A Bomber with the 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On October 23, 1951, the aircraft was shot down by enemy MiGs over Namsi Airfield, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.