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Casualty Info
Home Town North Hollywood, CA
Last Address Miho AB, Japan
Casualty Date Dec 29, 1950
Cause MIA-Missing in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea, North
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
"Sergeant Aiken was the tail gunner of a B-26B Invader bomber with the 729th Bomber Squadron, 452nd Bomber Wing. On December 29, 1950, while on a night intruder mission over Sunchon Air Base, North Korea, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and burned. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 17, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial...Source: American Battle Monuments Commission, The Korean War Honor Roll, http://www.abmc.gov
"Date of Loss: 501229
Tail Number: 44-34705
Aircraft Type: B-26B
Wing or Group: 452nd Bmb W (L)
Squadron: 729th Bmb Sq (L)
Circumstances of Loss: 1 of 5 B-26s, hit by AAA over Sunchon AB, NK, crashed, burned
Crewmembers Associated With This Loss:
Aiken, James R Cpl USAF MIA
McNamara, Martin J Capt USAF KIA
Victor, Jr. Irwin L 1Lt USAF KIA" Source: Korwald Loss Incident Summary, http://www.dtic.mil
Comments/Citation:
James Richie Aiken was born in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California. He likely graduated from high school in 1948 and joined the Air Force that same year.
"Name: James R Aiken
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1931
Gender: Male
Home City: North Hollywood
Home State: California
Citizen Status: US Citizen
Death Date: 17 Dec 1951 (Note: Presumed death date)
Processed Date: Nov 1976
Casualty Country: Korea
Casualty Type: Hostile-Died While Missing
Casualty Cause: Aircraft Loss/Crash Not at Sea
Casualty Air: Fixed Wing Air Casualty- Other Aircrew
Service Branch: US Air Force
Component: Reserve
Rank: Sergeant
Pay Grade: Sergeant" Source: Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, Ancestry.com
