Alexander Sandy James, III [1]
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: While on a low-level attack of the Burma-Siam Railway, his plane was hit by machine gun fire. It exploded in mid-air. Buried by the Japanese at the crash scene near Ye, Burma. This was his 28th combat mission.
Age at Death: 21
Image Source: CN 4-2-46
Awards:
Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross
Biographical Notes:
member, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Christ Episcopal Church
Date of Birth:
About 1923
Military Branch:
Air Force Enlisted: May 1942
Education Details:
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, VA, Princeton sophomore
Family Details:
Major and Mrs. Alexander L. James, Jr. - 260 Cherokee Rd., Charlotte, NC
First Name:
Alexander Sandy
KIA / MIA Place:
near Ye, Burma
KIA Date:
4/5/1944
Last Name:
James, III
Middle Name:
L.
Military Details:
Burma, Hondo, TX, India, Roswell, NM, Thailand
Military Rank:
First Lieutenant
Source:
newsprint and St. Peters Episcopal Church history
Military Unit:
Navigator
Exhibit & Section:
MIA Date:
NA