In Memory OfEM2 James M. Mayfield

EM2 James M. Mayfield, 22, U.S. Navy, born on August 19, 1922, was lost at sea on January 12, 1945. In WWII, Mayfield served as an Electrician's Mate aboard the USS Swordfish (SS-193) in the Pacific Theater. While conducting a reconnaissance mission off the coast of Okinawa to gather intel ahead of the U.S. invasion of Japan, his submarine was struck by an enemy underwater explosive device. Mayfield and 88 of his fellow crewmates were never seen again. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Fair winds and following seas, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!