The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Hartford Allston
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
12 FTR BOMB SQ 18 FTR BOMB WING
Date of Death
June 16, 1953
Second Lieutenant Allston was the pilot of a F-86F Sabre Jet fighter bomber with the 12th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 18th Fighter Bomber Wing. On June 16, 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft augured into the ground after completing a bomb run. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on April 13, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.