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James Alward Van Fleet
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
13 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
April 4, 1952
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USMA Class of 1948, Captain Van Fleet was the pilot of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group. On April 4, 1952, while on a night intruder mission, his aircraft crashed near Haeju, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on March 31, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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