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Huston, James McCready, Jr., LTJG.
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Casualty Info
Home Town South Bend, IN
Last Address Bryn Mawr, PA
Casualty Date Mar 03, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Sea
Location Pacific
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The 16th day at Iwo Jima for VC-81 and the USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62), 3 Mar. 1945, was eventful. It opened with a strike on a reported concentration of large enemy transports at Chichi Jima. Eight FM-2' s from this squadron participated in the attack. They made three attacks; on the first firing rockets at the shipping and on the second and third attacking AA positions to protect the torpedo bombers which were following. The shipping was identified as one medium transport vessel and small FTC class freighters. Damage was observed. On the first attack as the fighters were retiring toward the entrance to Futami Harbor, The FM-2 piloted by Lt.(jg) Huston was apparently hit by AA fire. The plane went into a 45 degree dive and crashed into the water just inside the harbor. It exploded on impact and there was no survivor or wreckage afloat. His nody was not recovered and he was later declared dead.
He was described as one of the squadron's better pilots. He was quiet and unassuming, always alert and his keen eyes tally-hoed everything within sight. He was always the first to sight aircraft and shipping; he tally-hoed the only submarine sighted by the squadron. He was credited with the destruction of four airborne enemy aircraft.
