Corporal

James F. Baucom

USMC

Lapeer, Michigan

22 Jun 1946 - 28 Feb 1968

Aviation Ordnance Technician

Mortally wounded as a result of a battlefield illumination backfire aboard KC-130F BuNo 149792 while serving with VMGR-152, MAG-15, 9th MAB, MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.

He is listed on the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Washington DC, Panel 41E/58

James is buried in Mount Loretto Cemetery, Lapeer, Michigan.