Seattle, Washington
1931 - 2014
West, James Howard 82 Oct. 05, 1931 Sept. 12, 2014 James Howard WEST Colonel United States Air Force, Retired James H. West made his Last Flight on 12 September 2014 in Renton, WA at the age of 82. James was born in Eureka, CA on 5 October 1931. He moved to Portland, OR in 1941; graduated from...
Read MoreI still think of Col West and the times we shared together both in the Air Force and at The Boeing Company and the years after we had both retired. He was great Commander, co-worker and Friend. I will always remember him.
CMSgt Jim Chevrier
October 13, 2021 | Friend
I have known Col West since he was a Captain at McClellan AFB in the 1960's. I flew with him when he was a Major on a EC-121 mission from McClellan AFB, CA to Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix AZ and return. He was my last Commander in the Air Force, from September 1978 to 1 May 1980 prior to my retirement . We worked together in Human Engineering for the Boeing Company and both retired 1 July 1995. We were good friends for over 36 years. I already miss talking with him weekly or getting...
CMSgt Jim Chevrier
October 20, 2014 | Maple Valley, WA
