World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Muri
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Montana
Honored By
G. Holcomb
TRAINED AND SERVED AS A B-26 BOMBER PILOT. PARTICIPATED IN THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY ISLAND ON JUNE 4, 1942 BY ATTACKING A JAPANESE FLEET PLANNING TO INVADE THE ISLAND. HIS PLANE SUFFERED OVER 500 BULLET HOLES, BUT WAS ABLE TO CRASH-LAND BACK ON MIDWAY. MURI AND HIS CREW WERE AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS.