James Franklyn Lee Lieutenant, United States Navy |
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Franklyn Lee
Imlay City, Michigan Born November 21, 1925 Lieutenant, U.S. Navy Missing in Action - Presumed Dead Died December 30, 1952 in Korea Lieutenant Lee was the pilot of a F2H-2 Banshee jet fighter with Fighter Squadron 11 aboard carrier USS KEARSARGE (CV-33). On December 30, 1952, while attacking camouflaged supply buildings east of Majon-ni, North Korea, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed. For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Lee was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with Gold Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. Lee, James Franklyn Born 21 November 1925 Died 30 December 1952 US Navy, Lieutenant Residence: Orange Park, Florida Plot: Memorial 40-H Buried 5 January 1953 (Stone Placed)  
Purple Heart Medal Korean Service Medal
Posted: 3 August 2002 Updated: 18 July 2004 |
Distinguished Flying Cross
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