James Dela Smith Jr.

Korean War
Service #AO-2222046
Unit730 BOMB SQ 452 BOMB WING
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathNovember 25 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Air Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
First Lieutenant Smith was awarded the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
First Lieutenant Smith was the navigator of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 730th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On November 25,1951, while on a night intrudes mission, the crew bailed out five miles northwest of Chorwon. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.