The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Everett Coggins
Rank
Airman Third Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
March 18, 1953
Airman Third Class Coggins was an Air Passenger Specialist with the 52nd Air Rescue Squadron, 6th Air Base Group at Harmon Air Force Base, Stephenville, Newfoundland. On March 18, 1953, his aircraft, a SB-29 was on a search mission for a downed RB-36. On its return flight, it crashed killing all 10 men aboard.