World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James Brown 'Boots' Atkinson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Crockett, Texas
Honored By
William H. Atkinson
Relationship
Brother
Volunteered for Army Air Force in 1942. Trained to become a navigator a B-17 and was sent with group in England. Made several missions then in October 1943 when returning from a mission over Germany, the plane was destroyed over the English Channel and the entire crew perished.