The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James George Vretis
Rank
First Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
370 BOMB SQ 307 BOMB WING
Date of Death
October 23, 1951
First Lieutenant Vretis was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 370th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing. On October 23, 1951, while on a bombing mission, MiGs damaged the aircraft and the crew bailed out in the Chinnampo to Inchon area over the Yellow Sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.