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World War II
S1st Cl James Edwin Wood
Navy Air Corps




USS VPB-27

His father was Ross Clay Wood and mother, Una Stark Wood.
(they are buried in Akers Cemetery)

MIA in the Japan -Pacific Theater

"Died" 8 Aug 1945
I have been unable to find out what he was flying and where he died but all action in the Pacific on Aug 8th are listed here

His service Number was 3581006 -Navy


He was part of USS VPB-27
A Patrol Squadron
Read their History


He is in a list of Austin College Students

The Chromascope 1945, of those in the service.



Memorialized in the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii

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