The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Edward Griffin
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
July 2, 1953
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class (Flight Mechanic) Griffin was the flight engineer of a PBM-5S Mariner patrol bomber with Patrol Bomber Squadron 42, based at the Naval Air Station Adak, Alaska. On July 2, 1953, while on routine patrol in heavy fog, his aircraft crashed near Adak, Aleutian Islands.