Aug 29, 1921 - Oct 20, 1942

James was an Aviation Cadet serving in the US Navy at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi, TX. He was in pilot training when his plane crashed. His flight instructor, Lieut Donald James Carter, (Find A Grave Memorial# 31083475), was also killed. 

The Brownsville Herald
(Brownsville, Texas)
22 Oct 1942, Thu • Page 1

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3384839
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery - San Diego, CA