The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John J. Eland
Rank
Airman First Class, U.S. Air Force
Date of Death
January 8, 1953
Airman First Class Eland was the gunner on a B-50D bomber with the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing stationed at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia. On January 8, 1953, the B-50D was on a training flight with eight other aircraft when it collided with another near the Isle of Hope, Georgia and crashed killing all nine on board.