These Tributes are to recognize the sacrifice the 223 Forward Air Controllers  who "gave their all"  in the Vietnam War. They are made as personal as possible to let you know they were real people who put themselves in harms way to protect the South Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian citizens from being forced to live under  a communist regime caused by the invasion of their country by the forces of North Vietnam. They are also recognized for their devoted effort to protect ground forces when they came under attack by flying their aircraft low and slow over the battlefield to control the air strikes necessary to disrupt the enemy attacks. The listing has been laid out in alphabetical order but the capability to select any one grouping of the alphabet is built into the listing. Just select the letter of your choice and you will automatically go to the start of that group listing.

Or if you wish, you can CLICK HERE and review the names that were read during the Hurlburt Memorial Dedication  by name / by year.

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Killed In Action 20 January 1967

First Lieutenant Arthur John Abramoff was from Margate, New Jersey and born on 1 March 1941. He was assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Na Trang. Lt. Abramoff was 25 and married when he died. He was a Cagey Forward Air Controller and was controlling an air strike on enemy troops 20 miles north of Dak To in Kontum Province South Vietnam when the aircraft may have been hit by ground fire and crashed. The aircraft was so badly burned and in such a hostile area it couldn’t be inspected. No post mortem was performed on Lt Abramoff because his body was so badly burned his death was listed as cremation. He was flying an O-1G S/N 51-4851. First Lieutenant G. D. Hull, his observer, survived but could add nothing on his death. Lt Abramoff had three years of service and served 88 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 14E 056 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 26 March 1970

Major Henry Louis Allen was from Daytona Beach, Florida and born on 21 September 1943. He was 34 and single when he was lost. Major Allen was declared dead 6 July 1978. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller flying an O-1 aircraft supporting General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars.  He was lost due to unknown causes and his body was not recovered. He was an F-4 crewmember prior to volunteering for his Forward Air Controller assignment to the Steve Canyon Project. This was a secret mission and the pilots were assigned to the American Ambassador to Laos appearing as civilians. His name is located at 12W 044 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 18 December 1970

Major James Pattee Allenberg was from Phoenix, Arizona and born on 17 March 1940. He was 30 when he crashed after an engine failed in OV-10 S/N 68-3821. Major Allenberg crashed off shore in I Corps South Vietnam and his body was recovered. He was single and flew WC-135 aircraft prior to his assignment as a Helix Forward Air Controller in the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was in combat 175 days prior to his death and his name is located at 06W 128 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 11 May 1972

Captain Barry Kenneth Allmond was from Ft. Worth, Texas and born on 2 February 1946. He was 26 and married when he was lost. Captain Allmond was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon. He was flying aircraft O-2 S/N 68-11000 when he was hit in Binh Long Province South Vietnam. Captain Allmond was one of several FACs controlling air strikes in defense of the city of  An Loc. An SA-7 SAM may have hit him; many were seen there after the 11^th. Captain Allmond was a graduate of the Citadel and served 259 days in combat. His body was eventually recovered and his name is located at 01W 023 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 26 September 1972

First Lieutenant Vincent Craig Anderson was from Los Angeles, California and born on 2 October 1948. He was 23 and single when he died. Lt. Anderson was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon. He was flying OV-10 S/N 67-14685 when it was hit by ground fire strafing a target 10 miles north of Phu Vinh in Vinh Long Province South Vietnam. Lt. Anderson served 162 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01W 075 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 4 March 1966

Colonel Stuart Merrill Andrews was from Stamford, Connecticut and born on 22 September 1928. He was 49 and married when he was declared dead on 4 December 1977. Col. Andrews was a Baron Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Pleiku. He was a Major when he was lost flying O-1E S/N 56-2499 and promoted while he was missing. His body was not recovered. Col. Anderson was in II Corps but the Province and the days in combat are unknown. He was lost along with his observer, First Lieutenant John Francis Conlon, after contacting a Special Forces camp and asked to check some campfires seen in the area. Nothing more was heard from the aircraft and it disappeared. His name can be located at 05E 098 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Killed In Action 20 April 1969

Captain John Joseph Bach III was from Petersburg, Virginia and born on 7 April 1939. He was 30 and single when he died. Captain Bach had eight years service and had been in combat 259 days. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller in Laos and his body was recovered. Captain Bach was assigned as a civilian to the Ambassador to Laos. He flew an O-1 aircraft to support General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His name is located at 26W 012 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed on 5 June 1966

Major Fred Earl Bailey was from Pensacola, Florida and born on 11 September 1928. He was 37 and married when he died. He had sixteen years of service when he crashed in Binh Dinh Province South Vietnam. Maj. Bailey was assigned to the 14^th Air Commando Wing at Na Trang. His body was recovered. Major Bailey had 239 days in combat before he died flying O-1E S/N 56-2647 on an escort mission. His name is located at 08E 009 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed on 15 February 1970

First Lieutenant James Stephen Baird was from South Weymouth, Massachusetts and born on 9 January 1946. He was 24 and married when he died. Lt. Baird was flying with Captain Gerald Edward Hull in aircraft O-2A S/N 67-21358 when it crashed during a training flight in Thua Thien Province South Vietnam. He had one year of service and served 66 days in combat. He was a Bilk Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Lt. Baird supported the 101^st Airborne Division. His body was recovered and his name is located at 13W 013 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 20 November 1969

Captain John Robert Baldridge Jr. was from Memphis, Tennessee and born on 2 November 1946. He was 23 and married when he was lost. Captain Baldridge was a Lopez Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang South Vietnam. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21301 with Lieutenant Colonel Walter A. Renelt. They were checking roads and trails 20 miles west of Kham Duc when the aircraft was shot down in Laos. His body was not recovered. He was promoted while missing and was a graduate of Texas A&M University. His name is located at 16W 097 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 10 June 1968

Major Robert Ball was from Toledo, Ohio and born on 27 October 1927. He was 40 and married when he died. He was a Trail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Major Ball was supporting the 82^nd Airborne Division in Quang Tri Province South Vietnam when he was shot down. Major Ball was controlling an air strike on enemy bunkers near Kinh Mon when his aircraft was hit by 12.7 anti aircraft fire at 2,250 ft. and crashed. He had 18 years of service and served 62 days in combat. His name is located at 58W 017 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed in Action 7 November 1968

Lieutenant Colonel Charles Davison Ballou was from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and born on 29 February 1928. He was 40 and married when he died. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as a civilian. Lieutenant Colonel Ballou was flying an O-1 aircraft supporting General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. He had 16 years of service and served 279 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 39W 031 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed in Action 17 January 1968

Captain Sam Festis Beach Jr. was from Glendale, Arizona and born on 4 July 1941. He was 26 and married when he died. Captain Beach was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang operating from Khe Sanh. Captain Beach was flying O-2A S/N 67-21327 with Sgt. Donald Lee Chaney US Army when the aircraft was hit by ground fire on take off from Khe Sanh and crashed in Quang Tri Province South Vietnam. He had four years of service and served 171 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 34E 061 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed on 9 May 1968

Captain George J. Bedrossian was from Providence, Rhode Island and born on 15 September 1939. He was 28 and single when he died. Captain Bedrossian was a Covey Forward Air Navigator assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He and Major Robert E. Staley were flying O-2A S/N 67-21399 when they crashed on take off from Ubon AB Thailand. His body was recovered and his name is located at 57E 014 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Died From Wounds 30 October 1967

Captain James Harrell Bennett Jr. was from St. Louis, Missouri and born on I June 1936. He was 31 and married when he died from wounds. Captain Bennett was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-1E S/N 56-2516 on 21 September 1967 when he was hit by small arms fire after take off from Khe Sanh. With the aircraft on fire Captain Bennett attempted to crash land the aircraft but he was badly wounded while his observer survived. He had eight years service and served 85 days in combat His name is located at 28E 100 on the Vietnam memorial.

Killed In Action 29 June 1972

Captain Steven Logan Bennett was from Palestine, Texas and born on 22 April 1946. He entered the service from Lafayette, Louisiana. He was married and 26 when he died. Captain Bennett was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Captain Bennett died off the shore of Quang Tri Province South Vietnam in I Corps when he attempted to ditch his OV-10 aircraft S/N 68-3804 after it was hit by a surface to air missile. He chose to ditch because his observer’s ejection seat was damaged and unusable. The OV-10 was not designed to ditch but his Marine observer, Captain Michael B. Brown, survived while Captain Bennett was killed. Captain Bennett served 72 days in combat and his body was recovered. A park in Palestine is named in his honor and his name is located at 01W 051 on the Vietnam Memorial. His Citation for the Congressional Medal of Honor follows.

Capt. Bennett was the pilot of a light aircraft flying an artillery adjustment mission along a heavily defended segment of route structure. A large concentration of enemy troops was massing for an attack on a friendly unit. Capt. Bennett requested tactical air support but was advised that none was available. He also requested artillery support but this too was denied due to the close proximity of friendly troops to the target. Capt. Bennett was determined to aid the endangered unit and elected to strafe the hostile positions. After 4 such passes, the enemy force began to retreat. Capt. Bennett continued the attack, but, as he completed his fifth strafing pass, his aircraft was struck by a surface-to-air missile, which severely damaged the left engine and the left main landing gear. As fire spread in the left engine, Capt. Bennett realized that recovery at a friendly airfield was impossible. He instructed his observer to prepare for an ejection, but was informed by the observer that his parachute had been shredded by the force of the impacting missile. Although Capt. Bennett had a good parachute, he knew that if he ejected, the observer would have no chance of survival. With complete disregard for his own life, Capt. Bennett elected to ditch the aircraft into the Gulf of Tonkin, even though he realized that a pilot of this type aircraft had never survived a ditching. The ensuing impact upon the water caused the aircraft to cartwheel and severely damaged the front cockpit, making escape for Capt. Bennett impossible. The observer successfully made his way out of the aircraft and was rescued. Capt. Bennett's unparalleled concern for his companion, extraordinary heroism and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty, at the cost of his life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Air Force.

Crashed on 17 September 1970

First Lieutenant Jerry Eugene Bevan was from Minneapolis, Minnesota and born on 1 November 1944. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He died attempting to eject from OV-10 S/N 68-3800 too low at Pleiku South Vietnam. He attempted the ejection because of engine failure late in the landing pattern. The Observer in the back seat made a safe ejection. Lt. Bevan served 57 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 07W 069 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 30 July 1968

Major Thomas John Beyer was from Fargo, North Dakota and born on 10 March 1941. He was 37 and married with three children when he was declared dead on 2 May 1978. Major Beyer was promoted while missing. Neither his body nor his aircraft was ever found. He was a Helix Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Major Beyer was flying O-2 S/N 68-6891 from Chu Lai. He had 11 days in combat when he was lost in Quang Tim Province South Vietnam. He made a normal mission report and was headed for Kham Duc. After he failed to return a five-day Search and Rescue mission could find no sign of him. He was supporting the Americal Division and awarded the Silver Star for gallantry. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 50W 034 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 11 January 1969

Captain Francis Joseph Birchak was from Latrobe, Pennsylvania and born on 28 May 1936. He was 32 and married when he was lost. Captain Birchak was a Bomber Forward Air Controller assigned to the 22^nd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Binh Thuy. Captain Birchak was flying O-1G S/N 51-16951 when he was hit by ground fire at Cao Lanh near the Mekong River 65 miles southwest of Saigon. He and his Vietnamese Observer, Second Lieutenant V. T. Nguyen, were killed in the flaming crash. Captain Birchak had 12 years of service and served 269 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 35W 069on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 2 February 1966

Captain Craig Slade Blackner was from Lyman, Wyoming and born on 10 May 1938. He was 27 and married when he died. Captain Blackner was assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron and flying from Tan Son Nhut in an O-1E S/N 56-2493 when he crashed. He and his Observer, A1C John Erwin Cameron, died in Long An Province South Vietnam. Captain Blackner had four years service and his body was recovered. His combat time is unknown and his name is located at 04E 132 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 19 March 1968

Colonel Charles Edward Blair was from Chatham, Virginia and born on 2 November 1924. He was 49 and married when he was lost. Col. Blair was a Walt Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nha Trang. He and Senior Master Sergeant Victor Romero were flying O-1E S/N 51-4899 when they disappeared over the mountains 65 miles west of Nha Trang. Their bodies were eventually recovered from the slopes of Yook Nam Rmay Mountain near Duc Xuyen in Thua Thien Province South Vietnam. They were promoted while missing. Col. Blair’s time in combat is unknown and his name is located at 45E 033 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 15 October 1962

Captain Herbert W. Booth Jr. was from Sarasota, Florida and born on 19 October 1930. He was 31 and married when he was lost. Captain Booth was a Dora Corn Forward Air Controller assigned to Detachment 2A, 1^st Air Commando Group at Bien Hoa. He was flying U-10A S/N 62-5909 with T/Sgt. Richard L. Foxx when they were shot down in Dar Lac Province South Vietnam. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01E 013 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 13 September 1968

Major David George Brenner was from Manhattan, Kansas and born on 26 September 1933. He was 34 and married when he was lost. Captain Brenner was a Jake Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21415 when he collided at about 1,000 ft. with an Army UH-1 helicopter, which had received ground fire on take off from LZ Dottie in Quang Ngai Province South Vietnam. Major Brenner crashed in a canal. He had 12 years of service and served 90 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 57W 006 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 14 September 1967

Major Gardner Brewer was from Melrose, Massachusetts and born on 16 May 1934. He was 33 and married when he died. Major Brewer was a Togo Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was returning from a mission in O-2A S/N 67-21314 when he was shot down by ground fire seven miles northeast of Quang Ngai in Quang Tin Province South Vietnam. Major Brewer had 10 years of service after graduation from the Naval Academy and served 65 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 26E 069 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 19 October 1969

Colonel Frank Howard Briggs was born in Brazil on 17 April 1928. He was 41 and married when he died. Col. Briggs was a Dart Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain James C. Woods were killed when their aircraft OV-10 S/N 68-3786 was hit by ground fire while practicing Ground Controlled Approaches near Long Thanh 12 miles southeast of Bien Hoa. He had 20 years of service and served 120 days in combat. Col. Briggs was posthumously promoted. His body was recovered and his name is located at 17W 090 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 19 April 1966

Captain Joseph Orville Brown was from Norwalk, Connecticut and born on 29 September 1934. He was 31 and married when he was declared dead. His remains were recovered and eventually buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Captain Brown was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to Detachment 3 505^th Tactical Air Support Group at Nahkon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He was flying O-1F S/N 57-2800 with an observer of unknown nationality near Ban Pongdong just south of the  Mu Gia Pass when his aircraft was hit by ground fire. He reported aircraft damage and was eventually seen in a rolling dive out of control. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 06E 122 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 29 April 1970

Captain Wendell Lee Brown was from Keyser, West Virginia and born on 8 September 1941. He was 28 and married when he died. Captain Brown was an Issue Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron and flew out of Chu Chi supporting the 25^th Infantry Division. He and 1^st Lt. Jose Hector Ortiz were on take off in OV-10A S/N 68-3824 when they were hit by ground fire and crashed about four miles southwest of Chu Chi in Hua Nghia Province South Vietnam. Captain Brown had eight years of service and served 171 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 11W 067 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 11 October 1970

Captain Robert Wade Brunson was from Birmingham, Alabama and born on 27 July 1939. He was 27 and married when he died. He was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. Captain Brunson was flying OV-10A S/N 67-14696 when he was shot down near Samrong, Cambodia. He graduated from the University of Alabama and served 252 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 07W 124 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 25 December 1967

Captain Richard Walter Budka was from Amsterdam, New York and born on 11 March 1932. He was 35 and married when he died. Captain Budka was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He and Major Jerry A. Sellers were killed when O-2A 67-21390 was hit by automatic weapons fire in the DMZ buffer zone and crashed three miles south of the village of Thon Can Son  on Christmas Day. He had 12 years of service and served in combat for 225 days. His body was recovered and his name is located at 32E 056 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 30 December 1970

Captain Park George Bunker was from Homewood, Illinois and born on 10 December 1940. He was 30 and married when he was lost. Captain Bunker was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as part of the Steve Canyon Project. He was supporting General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll part of Northern Laos as a civilian. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 05W 014 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 16 April 1969

Captain William Omer Burkett was from Dillsboro, Indiana and born on 21 February 1943. He was 26 and married with one son when he died. He was a graduate of the University of Indiana and nicknamed "Bucket". Captain Burkett was a KC-135 pilot before his tour in Vietnam and was buried on his mother’s birthday. He had three years service and had served 74 days in combat. Captain Burkett was a Rake Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain Leon J. Pierce were flying O-2A S/N 67-21437 and marking a bunker complex for an air strike when they were hit by ground fire and crashed near Long Thanh 15 miles east of Saigon. His body was recovered and his name is located at 27W 093 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 10 February 1969

Captain Joseph Kerr Bush Jr. was from Temple, Texas and born on 28 January 1944. He was 25 and married when he died. He graduated from Texas A&M as a commissioned Army Officer. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned in a civilian capacity to the Ambassador to Laos supporting General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His O-1 was hit by ground fire and crashed. One of his letters home was published in "Letters From Vietnam" and he was posthumously awarded a Silver Star for gallantry. He had two years service and his time in combat is unknown. Captain bush was the only Army pilot to serve as a Raven FAC. His body was recovered and his name is located at 32W 003 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 24 July 1970

First Lieutenant James Michael Butler was from Pensacola Beach, Florida and born on 18 November 1946. He was 23 and married when he died. He was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang and flying out of Duc Co six miles from the Cambodian border and 25 miles southwest of Pleiku. Lt. Butler had just taken off in OV-10A S/N 67-14672 when he was hit by ground fire and crashed. He had served 155 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 08W 048 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 5 June 1967

Captain Douglas Holma Butterfield was from Vista, California and born on 30 October 1940. He was 26 and married when he died. He was a Rash Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang supporting the 1^st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe. Captain Butterfield was flying a visual reconnaissance mission when his O-1G S/N 50-1640 was hit by ground fire about 5 miles from An Khe and crashed. He had four years of service and served 304 days in combat. Captain Butterfield had been an F-100 pilot and graduated from Polmar College. His body was recovered and his name is located at 21E 057 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Crashed 22 November 1968

Captain Ivan J. Campbell was from Huntsville, Texas and born on 6 September 1943. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. Captain Campbell and Major Richard C. Swift were flying O-2A S/N 68-6859 when the aircraft struck a tree and crashed. His body was recovered and his name is located at 38W 033 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 29 August 1965

First Lieutenant Robert Marion Carn Jr. was from Claysburg, Pennsylvania and born on 13 February 1940. He was 25 and single when he died. Lieutenant Carn was a Red Marker Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was an Air Force Academy graduate and was an Interceptor pilot prior to his FAC assignment. He was supporting the Vietnamese Airborne Brigade when his O-1F S/N 56-2539 collided with another FAC aircraft and crashed. Lieutenant Carn had three years of service and served 57 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 02E 069 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 7 November 1972

Major John Leonard Carroll was from Decatur, Georgia and born on 6 May 1940. He was 32 and married when he was lost. Major Carroll was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned as a civilian to the Ambassador to Laos. His work was done in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos supporting General Vang Pao in the war against the Pathet Lao Communist forces. A lot of the flying in the Raven O-1 aircraft was done over the Plain of Jars. Major Carroll’s body was not recovered and he was declared dead. His name is located at 01W 090 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 22 May 1968

Lieutenant Colonel Jerry Lee Chambers was from Muskogee, Oklahoma and born on 12 October 1932. He was 43 and married when he was lost. Lt. Col. Chambers was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. Lt. Col. Chambers was flying a night exchange mission in a C-130 Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center using the call sign Blindbat. They were flying over the Ho Chi Minh Trail when the aircraft was shot down. Lt. Col. Chambers was lost along with nine other crewmembers. His body was not recovered and he was declared dead on 12 August 1976. He was promoted while missing and his name is located at 65E 004 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 13 October 1970

Colonel Joseph Lyons Chestnut was from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and born on 15 July 1934. He was 44 and married when he was lost. Col. Chestnut was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as a civilian flying O-1 aircraft in support of General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of Northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His body was eventually recovered and his name is located at 07W 132 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 17 February 1972

First Lieutenant Richard Neil Christy II was from Marietta, Ohio and born on 26 April 1946. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Sundog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He was flying an O-2A aircraft out of Tan Son Nhut Airport at Saigon over Cambodia when he was shot down. The aircraft crashed and Lt. Christy was killed while his observer, Staff Sergeant W. E. Silva, survived and was rescued. His body was recovered and his name is located at 02W 107 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 23 March 1968

Captain Larry Jack Clanton was from Cupertino, California and born on 15 June 1940. He was 27 and married when he died. He was a Kenny Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa when he was killed in a crash after a mid air collision with another O-1 aircraft. He was flying O-1F S/N 57-2814 in support of South Vietnamese operations when the crash occurred in Phouc Tuy Province South Vietnam. Captain Clanton had 8 years service and had served 118 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 45E 061 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 11 March 1970

Major James Wilfred Clement was from Coeburn, Virginia and born on 5 April 1931. He was 38 and married when he died. Early in his tour he was a Jake Forward Air Controller in Quang Nai Province. Later he became a Speedy FAC assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying in O-2A S/N 68-6884 with First Lieutenant Paul F. Klug over a choke point on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. During their return they became missing due to unknown causes. Later the crash site was discovered in Quang Nam Province South Vietnam and their bodies recovered. Major Clement had 16 years of service and served 122 days in combat. His name is located at 13W 110 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 4 November 1969

Major Harry Jay Coates Jr. was from Yankton, South Dakota and born on 28 September 1931. He was 38 and married when he died. Major Coates had 16 years of service and served 36 days in combat. He was a Helix Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying OV-10A S/N 67-14676 with Captain Charles L. Karr and they were marking the position of a Viet Cong unit about 10 miles north of Quang Ngai. They failed to pull out of the dive and crashed close to the target. An Army helicopter searching for survivors found the crew dead at the scene. The cause of the crash was undetermined but was probably caused by ground fire. Their bodies were recovered and Major Coates’ name is located at 16W 027 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 20 December 1963

First Lieutenant Billy John Coley was from Ennis, Texas and born on 8 July 1938. He was 25 and married when he died. He was flying in O-1F 57-2831 and assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa when the aircraft crashed in the Mekong Delta region. First Lieutenant Donald Allen Mollicone was also killed. Lt. Coley was a graduate of Texas A&M and had three years of service. His days in combat are unknown. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01E 039 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 21 October 1969

Captain Glenn Richard Cook was from Charlotte, North Carolina and born on 10 September 1945. He was 31 and married when he was lost. Captain Cook was a Cutie Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Cam Ranh Bay. He and Major John Lee Espenshied were controlling an air strike 25 miles west of Nha Trang in Ninh Thuan Province South Vietnam when their O-2A S/N 68-10975 disappeared. The cause of the crash could not be determined because the site was not located. They were declared dead on 17 June 1977. Both men were promoted while missing and Captain Cook’s remains were never found but the Vietnamese eventually returned Major Espenshied’s remains. Captain Cook's name is located at 17W 100 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 26 June 1968

Captain Johnnie Clayton Cornelius was from Williams AFB Arizona and born on 22 May 1941. He was 27 and married with three years of service when he died. Captain Cornelius was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Captain Cornelius and Major Robert F. Woods were flying O-2A S/N 68-6879 two miles north of the DMZ over North Vietnam close to the border of Laos when they began a dive to mark the target. The aircraft never pulled out of its dive and crashed. They may have been hit by ground fire. Their bodies were never recovered. Captain Cornelius’ name is located at 54W 002 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 28 April 1967

Major Morrison Auther Cotner was from Booneville, Arkansas and born on 30 May 1925. He was 41 and married when he died. Major Cotner was a Cutie Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nha Trang. He was flying in O-1G 51-16950 20 miles south of Tuy Hoa in Phu Yen Province South Vietnam when he crashed just off shore after being hit with suspected ground fire. He had 20 years of service and had served 246 days in combat. Army Technical Sergeant Carmen Muscara also died in the crash. Neither body was recovered and Major Cotner’s name is located at 18E 106 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 20 March 1968

Captain Bruce Alvin Couillard was from Duluth, Minnesota and born on 3 December 1940. He was 27 and single when he died. Captain Couillard was a Sidewinder Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Major Louis C. Zucker were flying O-1G S/N 51-16871 when their aircraft was shot down by ground fire near the village of Xom Rach Bap 20 miles northwest of Bien Hoa. Captain Couillard was supporting the 1^st Infantry Division, The Big Red One, in Binh Duong Province South Vietnam. He had 4 years service and had served 119 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 45E 038 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 16 December 1967

Major Ommie Truman Cox Jr. was from Weatherford, Texas and born on 19 May 1932. He was 35 and married when he died. He was a Herb Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nha Trang. Major Cox and an unknown observer, possibly Vietnamese, were flying O-1G S/N 51-12097. They were shot down near Phu Tuc about 50 miles west of Tuy Hoa in Phu Bon Province South Vietnam. They were declared dead after a four-day search turned up nothing. Their remains were later recovered. Major Cox had 12 years of service and had served 127 days in combat. His name is located at 32E 009 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 24 April 1970

Captain James Emory Cross was from Warren, Ohio and born on 23 June 1944. He was 25 and single when he died. Captain Cross was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos supporting General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of Northern Laos when he was lost. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His body was not recovered. He had previously flown a tour flying as a AC-47 "Spooky" gun ship pilot before volunteering for the Steve Canyon Project. His name is located at 11W 044 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 24 September 1968

Captain George Michael Cunningham was from Santa Monica, California and born on 26 February 1939. He was 29 and married when he died. Captain Cunningham was a Nile Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was flying O-1G S/N 51-4570 with Major Norman Northrop Cunningham, an Army Observer, when they were shot down by ground fire near Phu Giao in Long Khanh Province South Vietnam. Captain Cunningham was supporting the 11^th Armored Cavalry and Major Cunningham may have been a member of that unit. Their bodies were recovered. It is unknown if they were related. Captain Cunningham had 8 years of service and had served 99 days in combat. His name is located at 42W 004 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Missing In Action 18 August 1969

Captain Daniel Richard Davis was from Atlanta, Georgia and born on 10 August 1943. He was 30 and married when he died. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as a civilian. Captain Davis flew in support of General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos against the Pathet Lao Communist forces. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His O-1 aircraft was lost and his body was not recovered. He was declared dead on 30 March 1974. His name is located at 19W 059 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 18 October 1971

Major Richard Henry Defer was from Traverse City, Michigan and born on 9 October 1931. He was 40 and married when he died. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned as a civilian to the Ambassador to Laos. Major Defer flew his O-1 aircraft in support of General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos against Pathet Lao Communist forces. Most of the fighting took place in the area know as the Plain of Jars. His body was recovered and his name is located at 02W 043 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 6 September 1968

Major Samuel Mackal Deichelmann was from Montgomery, Alabama and born on 24 September 1938. He was 38 and married when he was lost. He was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the 56^th Special Operations Wing at Udorn Air Base Thailand. He flew his O-1F on a classified mission from Bien Hoa to Udorn and went down during the trip. His body was not recovered. Major Deichelmann was declared dead on 3 November 1975. His name is located at 45W 049 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 17 October 1968

Major Freddie Dale Dickens was from Popular Bluff, Missouri and born on 12 September 1934. He was 34 and married when he died. Major Dickens was an Allen Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was further assigned to Tay Ninh City to support the South Vietnamese forces. He was returning to Tay Ninh in O-1E S/N 51-5001 when he was shot down by ground fire just outside the base. He had 14 years service and had served 269 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 41W 068 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 2 June 1969

Captain Jackie Lee Dickens was from Danville, West Virginia and born on 6 July 1940. He was 28 and married when he died. He was a Bilk Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was further assigned to Chu Lai at LZ Bayonet. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21319 when it was shot down 20 miles northwest of Da Nang in Thua Thien Province South Vietnam. He was supporting the 101^st Airborne Division. Captain Dickens had 10 years of service and served 294 days in combat. He was one of the unfortunate military people who never saw his son. His body was recovered and his name is located at 23W 041 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 12 December 1970

Major Thomas Allen Duckett was from La Grange, Georgia and born on 12 November 1946. He was 32 and single when he was lost. Major Duckett was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He and Colonel Owen George Skinner were flying O-2A S/N 67-21428 at night over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. They were operating in the same area as a sophisticated B-57 fitted with the latest bombing equipment when they crashed. It was assumed the B-57 and the O-2 had a collision causing the loss of both aircraft. The B-57 crew was recovered but the O-2 was listed as missing. The following day the O-2 crash site was found and what was thought to be a parachute was spotted. Radio contact was made and beepers were heard but could not be tracked. The O-2 crew including Major Duckett was never seen again. He was declared dead on 27 July 1979. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 06W 116 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 4 April 1970

Captain John Everett Duffy was from Portland, Maine and born on 23 January 1946. He was 32 and single when he was lost. He was a Jake Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Captain Duffy was returning O-2A S/N 68-11058 to Quang Ngai and was flying Visual Reconnaissance when he reported weather problems. Nothing further was heard from the aircraft and a three-day search found nothing. The aircraft was possibly shot down near the village of Ba To 20 miles south of Quang Ngai. Captain Duffy was declared dead on 29 June 1978. His remains were eventually returned. His name is located at 12W 092 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Killed In Action 1 October 1970

First Lieutenant Garrett Edward Eddy was from Seattle, Washington and born on 22 December 1944. He was 25 and single when he died. He was a Rustic Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. Lieutenant Eddy was flying with First Lieutenant Michael Steven Vrablick in O-2A S/N 68-10839 when they were shot down by automatic weapons fire 25 miles northwest of Kampong Cham, Cambodia. They were supporting the government of Lon Nol against the Khmer Rouge. The aircraft crashed in flames on his 162^nd day in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 07W 103 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 23 October 1968

Captain Richard Lyon Edwards was from Coal Grove, Ohio and born on 8 June 1935. He was 33 and married when he died. Captain Edwards was a Lopez Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was marking an enemy position supporting Marines 15 miles south of Da Nang in Quang Nam Province South Vietnam when his aircraft was hit by ground fire at 1500 ft. and crashed in flames. He had 10 years service and had served 88 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 40W 024 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 19 December 1972

Captain Francis Xavier Egan was from Forest Hills, New York and born on 11 November 1946. He was 26 and single when he died. He was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying an OV-10A Bronco with an unknown crewmember when they were hit by an SA-7 missile near Quang Tri in Quang Nam Province South Vietnam. The aircraft was lost and Captain Egan died but the crewmember survived. Captain Egan had served 327 days in combat and was only 38 days from rotating home. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01W 096 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 3 November 1967

Major John Culbertson Egger Jr. was from Tulsa, Oklahoma and born on 9 November 1929. He was 37 and married when he died. He was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. Major Egger was flying O-2A S/N 67-21328 controlling an air strike against an anti aircraft gun position near Vinh Linh North Vietnam. The aircraft pulled up off the target and was hit in the tail, burst into flames and crashed. He had 14 years service and his remains were returned. His name is located at 29E 014 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 27 August 1965

First Lieutenant Jerome Elkins was from Los Angeles, California and born on 24 April 1938. He was 27 and single when he died. He was a Bird Dog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 6253^rd Combat Support Group at Nha Trang. Lieutenant Elkins and an unknown observer were flying a Visual Reconnaissance mission in O-1 E S/N 57-6271 over Quang Tri Province South Vietnam when they failed to return. A search found the crash site and the bodies were recovered. He had six years service and his name is located at 02E 067 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 26 March 1970

Major Richard Gene Elzinga was from Shedd, Oregon and was born on 13 August 1942. He was 35 and single when he was lost. Major Elzinga was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as a civilian. He flew an O-1 aircraft in support of General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 12W 045 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 16 March 1968

Captain Albert Alois Engelhardt was from Bayside, New York and born on 17 February 1938. He was 30 and single when he died. Captain Engelhardt was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21408 10 miles north of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province South Vietnam at dusk when the airplane disappeared. Captain Engelhardt had eight years service and was promoted while missing. His remains were eventually recovered and his name is located at 44E 067 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 21 March 1967

Captain Tonie Lee England Jr. was from Palestine, Texas and born on 14 July 1934. He was 32 and married when he died. He was a Cider Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. Captain England was flying with Captain Walter Henry Forbes in O-1G S/N 51-5150 when an Army fire support base came under attack by an estimated 2,500 North Vietnamese Infantry of the 272^nd Regiment. They responded to the call for help and after controlling an air strike were attempting to make a Battle Damage Assessment at low level when the aircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire causing the left wing to disintegrate. The O-1 crashed killing both pilots. The battle in the Michelin Rubber Plantation at Suoi Tri  20 miles northeast of Tay Ninh City in War Zone C continued with other FACs on station. The enemy was driven off using 85 fighters saving hundreds of Army soldiers and 600 enemy bodies were counted on the battlefield. Captain England had 12 years of service and had served 51 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 17E 002 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 22 February 1971

Captain Charles Edwin Engle was from Carlos, Indiana and born on 8 February 1945. He was 26 and single when he died. Captain Engle was a Raven Forward Air Controller assigned to the Ambassador to Laos as a civilian. He flew in support of General Vang Pao in the Barrel Roll area of northern Laos. Most of the fighting took place in an area known as the Plain of Jars. Captain Engle served 178 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 05W 130 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Killed In Action 14 November 1968

Captain William Hilric Fabian was from Pullman, Washington and born on 20 April 1940. He was 28 and married when he died. Captain Fabian was a Sidewinder Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain C. B. Gannaway were flying O-1E S/N 56-4207 near Phouc Vinh 35 miles north of Saigon in Phouc Long Province South Vietnam. They were supporting the 1^st Infantry Division and circling the battlefield at 1500 ft. when the aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire. It crashed near enemy troops and Captain Fabian was killed. Captain Gannaway survived and was rescued by an Army helicopter. Captain Fabian had 12 years of service and served 100 days in combat. His remains were recovered after the war and his name is located at 39W 065 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 16 November 1969

Major Philippe B. Fales was from Carmel, California and born on 6 October 1933. He was 36 and married when he died. He was a Rash Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was flying OV-10A S/N 67-14644 from Tay Ninh City supporting the 1^st Air Cavalry Division. Captain Fales was flying Visual Reconnaissance near Katum when he was shot down by ground fire eight miles southeast of the city. An Army helicopter arrived at the crash site shortly after he crashed and recovered his body. He had 12 years of service and served 41 days in combat. His name is located at 16W 083 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 13 May 1966

Major David Ashby Farrow was from Richmond, Virginia and born on 3 September 1932. He was 33 and married when he died. Major Farrow was a Hound Dog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-1E S/N 56-2680 from Nha Trang. The aircraft was hit by ground fire over Laos 15 miles west of Khe Sanh. Major Farrow attempted to fly to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand but he crashed in Laos 5 miles from the base. His body was recovered and his name is located at 07E 057 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 21 March 1966

Major Joseph Barnett Fearno was from Coolidge, Kansas and born on 17 July 1932. He was 33 and married when he died. His call sign and unit of assignment are unknown. Major Fearno was flying O-1E S/N 56-2617 on a Visual Reconnaissance mission over Lam Dong Province South Vietnam when his engine failed. His forced landing resulted in a crash he did not survive but his unknown crewmember did survive. He had 14 years service and served 171 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 06E 030 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 20 March 1968

Colonel Allen Eugene Fellows was from Minneapolis, Minnesota and born on 1 December 1931. He was 46 and married when he was declared dead. Col. Fellows was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21338 over southern Laos in the vicinity of Ban Gnang near the Xe Banghrang River when the aircraft disappeared. No trace of it or Col. Fellows was ever found and he was promoted while missing. His name is located at 45E 039 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 16 June 1968

Major Wayne Ardell Ferguson was from Milton Freewater, Oregon and born on 13 March 1929. He was 39 and married when he died. Major Ferguson was a Tonto Forward Air Controller assigned to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nha Trang. He was flying O-1F S/N 57-2932 near Phouc Long 25 miles southwest of Qui Nhon when he was hit by ground fire while diving on the target and crashed. He was supporting the 173^rd Airborne Brigade in Phu Yen Province South Vietnam. Major Ferguson had 16 years of service and served 125 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 56W 002 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 24 December 1971

Captain William Robert Finn was from Metairie, California and born on 15 August 1947. He was 30 and single when he was lost. Captain Finn was a Covey Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang and flying from Pleiku South Vietnam. He and Captain Timothy Michael Tucker were flying OV-10A S/N 67-14667 about 15 miles southwest of Muang Fangdeng in the extreme southern tip of Laos controlling fighters on a hot night insertion when they were shot down. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 02W 091 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 21 March 1967

Captain Walter Henry Forbes III was from Swampscott, Massachusetts and born on 21 June 1941. He was 25 and single when he died. Captain Forbes was a Cider Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain Tonie Lee England were flying out of Dau Tieng in O-1G S/N 51-5150 when the aircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire and shot down. They were supporting an Army Fire Support Base at Suoi Tre in the Michelin Rubber Plantation 20 Miles north of Tay Ninh City in War Zone C. The base was under attack from an estimated 2,500 troops of the 272^nd North Vietnamese Infantry Regiment. They were attempting a low level Bomb Damage Assessment after controlling a flight of fighters when the left wing disintegrated from gunfire and they crashed. Other FACs controlled 85 fighters in order to break the attack saving hundreds of lives and over 600 enemy bodies were counted on the battlefield. Captain Forbes had 3 years of service and had served 190 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 17E 003 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Missing In Action 15 October 1962

Technical Sergeant Richard L. Foxx was from Gaffney, South Carolina and born on 22 February 1932. He was 30 and married when he was lost. Sgt. Foxx had 12 years of service and was using the Call Sign Dora Corn while flying with Captain Herbert W. Booth in a U-10A 62-5909. They were assigned to Detachment 2A 1^st Air Commando Group at Bien Hoa. They were shot down in Darlac Province South Vietnam in the Central Highlands. Sgt. Foxx’s body was eventually recovered and his name is located at 01E 013 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 2 July 1966

Major Lawrence John Frahman was from Wilmot, South Dakota and born on 18 November 1928. He was 37 and married when he died. Major Frahman was a Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He was flying a FAC mission in O-1E 56-2521 in Quang Nam Province South Vietnam when he crashed. Major Frahman had 14 years of service and served 342 days in combat. He had only 23 days until his rotation. His body was recovered and his name is located at 08E 119 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 7 June 1966

Captain Charles Stephen Franco was from New York, New York and born on 12 June 1940. He was 25 and single when he died. Captain Franco was a Jade Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was flying a Visual Reconnaissance mission with Captain John Charles Jacobs in O-1E S/N 55-4736 when they were lost to possible enemy action seven miles north of Vung Tau in Phuoc Tuy Province South Vietnam. He had 4 years of service and had served 112 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 08E 016 on the Vietnam Memorial.

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Joseph Gambino Jr.

Killed In Action 7 April 1973

First Lieutenant Joseph Gambino Jr. was from New York, New York and born on 7 April 1949. He was 24 and single when he died on his birthday. Lieutenant Gambino was a Rustic Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He was operating out of Ubon Air Base Thailand in OV-10A S/N 67-14659 near Trapeang Veng 50 miles northwest of Kampong Cham in Cambodia. He was directing a strike on mortar positions when the aircraft was struck by .50 caliber gunfire from Khmer Rouge soldiers and crashed in flames. Lieutenant Gambino had served 209 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01W 116 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 23 July 1965

 Captain Francis Edward Geiger was from Dickinson, North Dakota and born on 8 December 1936. He was 28 and married when he died. Captain Geiger was a Bird Dog Forward Air Controller assigned to the 6253^rd Combat Support Group at Nha Trang however he may have belonged to the 21^st Tactical Air Support Squadron, which had recently been activated.  He and his observer Lt. Heip, probably Vietnamese, died when their O-1F S/N 56-4218 was probably hit by small arms fire in Kontum Province South Vietnam. Captain Geiger had eight years of service. His body was recovered and his name is located at 02E 043 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 2 June 1969

First Lieutenant James Robson Gilmore Jr. was from Columbia, South Carolina and born on 8 April 1945. He was 24 and single when he died. Lieutenant Gilmore was a Jake Forward Air Controller assigned to the 20^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Da Nang. He was flying O-2A S/N 67-21316 on a Visual Reconnaissance Mission near Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province South Vietnam when the aircraft was hit by small arms fire and crashed in flames. Lieutenant Gilmore had one year of service and had served 97 days in combat. He grew up in an Air Force family and was initially declared missing but his body was eventually recovered. His name is located at 23W 044 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Richard Tenney Gray

Killed In Action 5 June 1973

First Lieutenant Richard Tenney Gray was from Alexandria, Virginia and born on 9 February 1950. He was 23 and single when he died. Lieutenant Gray was a Nail Forward Air Controller assigned to the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He was shot down over Cambodia in an OV-10A S/N unknown, which was the last OV-10 lost in the war. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01W 118 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Remi Hendricus Greeff

Crashed 30 January 1969

Captain Remi Hendricus Greeff was from Salt Lake City, Utah and born on 21 April 1939. He was 29 and married when he died. Captain Greeff was assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa and flying OV-10A S/N 67-14642 on a training mission in Gia Dinh Province South Vietnam when an engine failed and he crashed. Captain Greeff had 4 years of service and had served 86 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 33W 022 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed in Action 13 December 1968

Captain Bruce Briant Greene was from Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and born on 26 March 1940. He was 28 and married when he died. He was an Issue Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain Charles Farrell Griffin were flying OV-10A S/N 67-14627 supporting the 24^th Infantry Division when they collided with an AC-47 dropping flares from 3500 feet.  They were trying to break off a night attack by Viet Cong on an outpost six miles southeast of Truc Giang in Hua Nghia Province South Vietnam in the Mekong Delta. The OV-10 may have been hit by small arms fire but it could not be positively determined. Both aircraft tried to return to Bien Hoa but the OV-10 crashed killing both pilots and the AC-47 was scrapped after being badly damaged on landing. Captain Greene had four years of service and had served 53 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 36W 016 on the Vietnam Memorial.

        Charles Farrell Griffin          

Killed in Action 13 December 1968

Captain Charles Ferrell Griffin was from Grand Rapids, Michigan and born on 17 January 1940. He was 28 and married when he died. He was an Issue Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He and Captain Bruce Briant Greene were flying OV-10A S/N 67-14627 supporting the 24^th Infantry Division when they collided with an AC-47 dropping flares from 3500 feet.  They were trying to break off a night attack by Viet Cong on an outpost six miles southeast of Truc Giang in Hua Nghia Province South Vietnam in the Mekong Delta. The OV-10 may have been hit by small arms fire but it could not be positively determined. Both aircraft tried to return to Bien Hoa but the OV-10 crashed killing both pilots and the AC-47 was scrapped after being badly damaged on landing. Captain Griffin had six years of service. His body was recovered and his name is located at 36W 016 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Andre Roland Guillet

Missing In Action 18 May 1966

 Senior Master Sergeant Andre Roland Guillet was from Waterbury, Connecticut and born on 17 December 1943. He was 30 and single when he was lost. Sergeant Guillet was a Combat Control Team Instructor working with the 23^rd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. He was flying with a Gombey Forward Air Controller, Captain Lee Dufford Harley, when their O-1F S/N 57-2877 was hit by .50 caliber anti aircraft fire and crashed near a recently discovered portion of the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Ban Karai pass. An A-1 had been lost in the same area two days before their O-1. He was promoted while missing. His body was not recovered and his name is located at 07E 081.

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Killed In Action 2 January 1966

Captain Harlow Kenneth Halbower was from Anthony, Kansas and born on 24 December 1936. He was 29 and married when he died. Captain Halbower was a Python Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was flying O-1F S/N 57-2889 when he was shot down by ground fire near Moc Hoa * 18 miles west of Tan Son Nhut Airport in Hua Nghia Province South Vietnam. He had six years of service and was a graduate of the first Air Force Academy class in 1959. Captain Halbower was also the first member of his class to die in Southeast Asia. His body was recovered and his name is located at 04E 050 of the Vietnam Memorial.

* an update to the FACHBCD

Crashed 5 February 1973

Captain Ted B. Hallenbeck was from Arlington, Virginia and born on 10 March 1946. He was 26 and single when he died. He was assigned to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB Thailand. Captain Hallenbeck was flying an AU-23 on a training mission, which was a piloted version of the QU-23 drone used to gather data from the sensors used in the Igloo White program on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He and possibly a Thai Air Force pilot were killed in the crash in Thailand. His body was recovered and his name is located at 01W 115 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Crashed 16 October 1968

First Lieutenant George Barker Hamilton was from Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and born on 27 July 1944. He was 24 and single when he died. He was an Issue Forward Air Controller assigned to the 19^th Tactical Air Support Squadron at Bien Hoa. He was flying O-1E S/N 56-2651 in support of the 24^th Infantry Division when his engine failed and he crashed. He had two years of service and served 98 days in combat. His body was recovered and his name is located at 41W 066 on the Vietnam Memorial.

Killed In Action 14 August 1969

Major Kenneth James Hamrick was from Morgantown, West Virginia and born on 14 July 1936. He was 33 and married when he died. Major Hamrick was a Bomber Forward Air Controller assigned to the 22^nd Tactical Air Support Squadron at Binh Thuy. He was flying O-1G S/N 51-5097 near Ap Bac about 40 miles southwest of Saigon in Kien Tuong Province South Vietnam when he was shot down by automatic weapons ground fire. An Army helicopter crew discovered his body in the wreckage. Major Hamrick had