KULA, JAMES DAVID
Name: James David Kula
Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force, pilot
Unit: 4th TFS
Date of Birth:5 January 1947
Home City of Record: Manchester NH
Date of Loss: 29 July 1972
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 212900 North 1063200 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4E
Missions: 35
Other Personnel in Incident: Melvin Matsui, returnee
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2023
REMARKS: 730329 RELEASED BY DRV
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Colonel James Kula remained active in the United States Air Force post
homecoming. He and
his wife Jane reside in Arizona.
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12/21/17
They
were attached to the 4th TFS, 366th TFW, USAF Base in Takhli, Thailand and
their F-4E
Phantom II had a tail number of 66‑0367 and they were shot down
by Atoll missile from a MiG‑21
15 miles northeast of Kep in Long Son
Province.
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