View a eulogy for James Alward Van Fleet, USMA '48, who passed away on April 5, 1954.
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James Alward Van Fleet
West Point, 1948
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Posted by Michael Robert Patterson on March 11, 2000:
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James Alward Van Fleet, Jr., Captain United States Air Force. December 28, 1925-April 4, 1952. Lost in action over Korea while on a bombing run with Far Eastern Air Force. There is an "In memory of" on parent's stone in Section 7-A of Arlington National Cemetery. NOTE: His father, General James A. Van Fleet was Commander of UN Forces in Korea. James Alward Van Fleet, Jr. Born at Auburndale, Florida, December 28, 1925. Captain, US Air Force,Missing in Action - Presumed Dead. Died March 31, 1954 in Korea. Captain Van Fleet was a member of the 13th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on March 30, 1953 and presumed dead on March 31, 1954. Captain Van Fleet was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. |
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