Remaining family and friends of Pvt James Green who returned home this week after 62 years away from his beloved county of Wheeler came out to pay their respects. Green was on board a military plane in 1952 carrying 52 people when it crashed in Alaska. 35 of those service members have yet to be found. His remains were found in 2012, identified and returned home just this week. Saturday, after an hour long Homecoming service held in the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Alamo, Ga, Pvt James Green with a caravan of vehicles following the hearse carrying his flag draped casket was driven through the winding roads and hills of Wheeler County to his finale resting place in Horne Missionary Cemetery.
The funeral for a service member that had been missing since 1952 was held in Alamo, GA on Saturday, June 21st at the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The closed casket ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. He was buried at Horne Missionary Cemetery. Army Private James Green Jr.'s remains arrived at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on Thursday. On November 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska with 11 crew members and 41 passengers on board. An Alaska National Guard black hawk helicopter crew spotted the wreckage and debris during a training mission in 2012. Defense department scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence to identify the service members. A total of 17 service members remains were recovered from the aircraft. All of the remains have now been returned to the families for burial with full military honors.Funeral Services will be held:
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 am
Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Alamo, Georgia
James Junior Green was born on November 15, 1931 in Wheeler County/Horn Mission, Georgia to the late George L. and Ever Lee Green.
James Junior was a friendly and very compassionate person; to have known him was to love him. He loved his family and was very proud to server his county. James Jr. joined the U.S. Army on February 8, 1952 where he was ranked as a Private E-2.
On Nov. 22, 1952 while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington the aircraft
(C-124 Globemaster) that he was on crashed. Adverse weather conditions prohibited immediate recovery attempts of the plane.
In late November and early December 1952, search parties were unable to locate and recover any of the service members until June 9, 2012, when an Alaska National Guard (AKNG) UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew spotted the aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission over the Colony Glacier, immediately west of Mount Gannett. Later that month, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and Joint Task Force team conducted recovery operations well over a year to make sure our beloved Pvt. James Jr. Green made home to his family.
James Junior was united in Holy Matrimony to Mrs. Vera A. Green. To this union one child was born that preceded him in death.
He leaves to cherish his memories five sisters: Ruby J. Brewer of Hazlehurst, Georgia; Jewel L. (Clarence) Josey of Americus, Georgia; Zadine Harris of Linden New Jersey; Barbara (Jesse) Johnson of Glenwood, Georgia; Gail Dixon of Alamo, Georgia.
Two brothers: George P. (Francis) Green; Troy L. (Gloria) of Irvington, NJ and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The funeral for a service member that had been missing since 1952 was held in Alamo, GA on Saturday, June 21st at the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The closed casket ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. He was buried at Horne Missionary Cemetery. Army Private James Green Jr.'s remains arrived at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on Thursday. On November 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska with 11 crew members and 41 passengers on board. An Alaska National Guard black hawk helicopter crew spotted the wreckage and debris during a training mission in 2012. Defense department scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence to identify the service members. A total of 17 service members remains were recovered from the aircraft. All of the remains have now been returned to the families for burial with full military honors.Funeral Services will be held:
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 am
Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Alamo, Georgia
James Junior Green was born on November 15, 1931 in Wheeler County/Horn Mission, Georgia to the late George L. and Ever Lee Green.
James Junior was a friendly and very compassionate person; to have known him was to love him. He loved his family and was very proud to server his county. James Jr. joined the U.S. Army on February 8, 1952 where he was ranked as a Private E-2.
On Nov. 22, 1952 while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington the aircraft
(C-124 Globemaster) that he was on crashed. Adverse weather conditions prohibited immediate recovery attempts of the plane.
In late November and early December 1952, search parties were unable to locate and recover any of the service members until June 9, 2012, when an Alaska National Guard (AKNG) UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew spotted the aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission over the Colony Glacier, immediately west of Mount Gannett. Later that month, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and Joint Task Force team conducted recovery operations well over a year to make sure our beloved Pvt. James Jr. Green made home to his family.
James Junior was united in Holy Matrimony to Mrs. Vera A. Green. To this union one child was born that preceded him in death.
He leaves to cherish his memories five sisters: Ruby J. Brewer of Hazlehurst, Georgia; Jewel L. (Clarence) Josey of Americus, Georgia; Zadine Harris of Linden New Jersey; Barbara (Jesse) Johnson of Glenwood, Georgia; Gail Dixon of Alamo, Georgia.
Two brothers: George P. (Francis) Green; Troy L. (Gloria) of Irvington, NJ and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Remaining family and friends of Pvt James Green who returned home this week after 62 years away from his beloved county of Wheeler came out to pay their respects. Green was on board a military plane in 1952 carrying 52 people when it crashed in Alaska. 35 of those service members have yet to be found. His remains were found in 2012, identified and returned home just this week. Saturday, after an hour long Homecoming service held in the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Alamo, Ga, Pvt James Green with a caravan of vehicles following the hearse carrying his flag draped casket was driven through the winding roads and hills of Wheeler County to his finale resting place in Horne Missionary Cemetery.
The funeral for a service member that had been missing since 1952 was held in Alamo, GA on Saturday, June 21st at the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The closed casket ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. He was buried at Horne Missionary Cemetery. Army Private James Green Jr.'s remains arrived at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on Thursday. On November 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska with 11 crew members and 41 passengers on board. An Alaska National Guard black hawk helicopter crew spotted the wreckage and debris during a training mission in 2012. Defense department scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence to identify the service members. A total of 17 service members remains were recovered from the aircraft. All of the remains have now been returned to the families for burial with full military honors.Funeral Services will be held:
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 am
Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Alamo, Georgia
James Junior Green was born on November 15, 1931 in Wheeler County/Horn Mission, Georgia to the late George L. and Ever Lee Green.
James Junior was a friendly and very compassionate person; to have known him was to love him. He loved his family and was very proud to server his county. James Jr. joined the U.S. Army on February 8, 1952 where he was ranked as a Private E-2.
On Nov. 22, 1952 while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington the aircraft
(C-124 Globemaster) that he was on crashed. Adverse weather conditions prohibited immediate recovery attempts of the plane.
In late November and early December 1952, search parties were unable to locate and recover any of the service members until June 9, 2012, when an Alaska National Guard (AKNG) UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew spotted the aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission over the Colony Glacier, immediately west of Mount Gannett. Later that month, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and Joint Task Force team conducted recovery operations well over a year to make sure our beloved Pvt. James Jr. Green made home to his family.
James Junior was united in Holy Matrimony to Mrs. Vera A. Green. To this union one child was born that preceded him in death.
He leaves to cherish his memories five sisters: Ruby J. Brewer of Hazlehurst, Georgia; Jewel L. (Clarence) Josey of Americus, Georgia; Zadine Harris of Linden New Jersey; Barbara (Jesse) Johnson of Glenwood, Georgia; Gail Dixon of Alamo, Georgia.
Two brothers: George P. (Francis) Green; Troy L. (Gloria) of Irvington, NJ and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The funeral for a service member that had been missing since 1952 was held in Alamo, GA on Saturday, June 21st at the Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The closed casket ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. He was buried at Horne Missionary Cemetery. Army Private James Green Jr.'s remains arrived at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport on Thursday. On November 22, 1952, a C-124 Globemaster crashed while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska with 11 crew members and 41 passengers on board. An Alaska National Guard black hawk helicopter crew spotted the wreckage and debris during a training mission in 2012. Defense department scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence to identify the service members. A total of 17 service members remains were recovered from the aircraft. All of the remains have now been returned to the families for burial with full military honors.Funeral Services will be held:
Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 11:00 am
Spaulding Grove Missionary Baptist Church
Alamo, Georgia
James Junior Green was born on November 15, 1931 in Wheeler County/Horn Mission, Georgia to the late George L. and Ever Lee Green.
James Junior was a friendly and very compassionate person; to have known him was to love him. He loved his family and was very proud to server his county. James Jr. joined the U.S. Army on February 8, 1952 where he was ranked as a Private E-2.
On Nov. 22, 1952 while en route to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, from McChord Air Force Base, Washington the aircraft
(C-124 Globemaster) that he was on crashed. Adverse weather conditions prohibited immediate recovery attempts of the plane.
In late November and early December 1952, search parties were unable to locate and recover any of the service members until June 9, 2012, when an Alaska National Guard (AKNG) UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crew spotted the aircraft wreckage and debris while conducting a training mission over the Colony Glacier, immediately west of Mount Gannett. Later that month, the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) and Joint Task Force team conducted recovery operations well over a year to make sure our beloved Pvt. James Jr. Green made home to his family.
James Junior was united in Holy Matrimony to Mrs. Vera A. Green. To this union one child was born that preceded him in death.
He leaves to cherish his memories five sisters: Ruby J. Brewer of Hazlehurst, Georgia; Jewel L. (Clarence) Josey of Americus, Georgia; Zadine Harris of Linden New Jersey; Barbara (Jesse) Johnson of Glenwood, Georgia; Gail Dixon of Alamo, Georgia.
Two brothers: George P. (Francis) Green; Troy L. (Gloria) of Irvington, NJ and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
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