Data Sources - Air Force Manual No. 200-25A, Department of the Air Force, Washington, October 16, 1961 page 1. Sanitized copy. National Archives KOREAN Conflict Casualty File (KCCF) 1950-1954.
MIAs in incident; Trantham, Archie Peyton; Burrell, Jackson Alexander;
Cave, James Albert
03/92 -- Korea, and the men yet to be accounted for -- the "official list" -- is a list of U.S. servicemen known to have been
held as prisoners of war by the red Chinese and North Koreans from the Korean War
but not released or accounted for by the communists, as released on May 27,
1957 at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on the Far East and Pacific by the Department
of Defense.
The lists, the printed minutes of the May 27, 1957 hearing and the
"sense of congress" resolution were subsequently buried in the
archives. The original list had 450 names compiled from American POWS who were
repatriated by the Reds, as well as from photographs released by the Reds, Chinese
radio propaganda broadcasts, and letters written home by captured men. The "revised" list was narrowed down in august of 1961 to 389 men, and
all were arbitrarily declared dead by the military services, the USG still
lists them as "unaccounted for".
Names and ranks only were released at the time, and printed in "The
Spotlight" on August 27, 1979, along with the above information and background.
Further information has been compiled by the P.O.W. Network from the Hawaii POW/MIA
Korean Memorial records, National Archives documentation, and public United
States Air Force documentation, and changes made to the original published
information. (FEBRUARY 1992)
James Cave is listed on the "HONOR ROLL OF FORGOTTEN AMERICANS" yet he
is listed as having "died while missing" by the National Archive.
03/11/2021
- KOREAN WAR
- UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
- Unaccounted For
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On June 5, 1952, a B-26C Invader (tail number 44-35760A) took off from Kunsan Air Base with three crew members aboard for a low-level night intrusion mission against the main supply route between Sinanju and Sinuiju, Korea. While over the target area, the aircraft sustained severe damage from a Soviet anti-aircraft artillery unit. The pilot tried to return to friendly lines, but his plane eventually caught fire. The flight's crew radioed they were flying east of the Korean peninsula where they intended to bail out, near the island of Sinmi-do. No further communication was heard from the crew and although an aerial search of the Invader's last known position was made. and it was possible that some or all of the crew bailed out while over the open water, no trace of the plane or its crew members were found. Airman First Class James Albert Cave, who joined the U.S. Air Force from Virginia, served with the 13th Bombardment Squadron, 3rd Bombardment Wing. He was the gunner aboard this B-26 when it crashed. No returning POWs mentioned having contact with A2C Cave, nor was he seen at any known holding point, interrogation center, hospital, or permanent POW camp. He remains unaccounted-for following the ceasefire. Today, Airman First Class Cave is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Based on all information available, DPAA assessed the individual's case to be in the analytical category of Deferred. If you are a family member of this serviceman, DPAA can provide you with additional information and analysis of your case. Please contact your casualty office representative. |
 A1C JAMES ALBERT CAVE
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