World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
James Leonard Glaze
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
McClennan County, Texas
Honored By
Michael Glaze
Relationship
Cousin
Pilot of a B-24 Liberator ("The Bold Sea Rover") assigned to the 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bombardment Group. He was part of 12-member crew in the lead plane on a mission to bomb a German air base in Roye-Amy, France, when his plane was shot down over Assainvillers on 18 August 1944. There were no survivors. He is buried/memorialized at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, Missouri.