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James A. Busey

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Branch: COAST GUARD RESERVES Service Number: 520257 Rank: Fireman 1 st  Class Assignment: USS Leopold (DE-319) James as a toddler James Arthur Busey was born on October 21, 1921 in Seabrook, Maryland to parents Samuel Arthur “Bubba” Busey and Zelah Catherine (Lauer) “Celie” Busey. James had a younger sister, Elizabeth "Betty" who was born in the fall of 1925. According to a 1925 directory, the Buseys were living at 1144 Fifth Street NE in Washington D.C. and the 1930 Census, shows them living at 513 G. Street Northeast in Washington D.C.  James was a parishioner of the Saint Francis Xavier Church and attended Holy Name parochial grade school from September 1928, when he began first grade until June 1936 when he graduated eighth grade. The principal there stated he was an average to poor student.  This assessment certainly could have been a reflection of his home life. It was during this period that James’s parents had separated. A situation that mus...
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James W. Dye, Jr.

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Branch: NAVY Service Number: 2452293 Rank: Aviation Radioman Third Class Unit: Torpedo Squadron 82 (VT-82)  As preface to this story, I have used many excerpts from the novel," Flyboys: A True Story of Courage" by author James Bradley. Mr. Bradley was able to interview several of Jimmy’s family, friends, Navy buddies, captors and even the executioners to get a true feel for his life. His work was invaluable to be able to tell Jimmy’s life story. While his death was much more graphically depicted in Bradley’s book, I have chosen to spare the reader from the most, but not all of the ghastly details. READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED 41 W. Buckingham Avenue James Wesley Dye, Jr.,  who went by “Jimmy” to his friends and “Buddy” by his family,  was born on November 27, 1925 in Gloucester City, NJ to parents James Wesley Dye, Sr. and Kathryn Teresa (Brannon) Dye. It appears he was baptized on the same day by the Highland Park Methodist C...
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