James M. Tennille Jr.

Korean War
Service #AF14024638
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Air Force
Date of DeathJuly 13 1950
National Defense Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Tennille was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Tennille was a gunner on a B-50D jet bomber with the 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Wing stationed at Biggs Air Force Base, El Paso, Texas. On July 13, 1950, the aircraft was on a training mission when it crashed on a farm near Mason, Ohio, exploded and killing all sixteen on board.