The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Washington Wills
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
HQ SQ 49 FTR BOMB GP
Date of Death
April 12, 1953
USNA Class of 1950, Captain Wills was the pilot of a F-84E Thunderjet fighter with Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter-Bomber Group. On April 12, 1953, while on a combat mission, after completing a bomb run, his aircraft crashed. He was presumed dead on April 13, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.