Date of Incident02/01/1966
ConflictVietnam 1957-1975
RankCaptain
UnitMarine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, 15th Marine Air Group, 1st Marine Air Wing
StatusKilled in Action
Killed in Action on February 1, 1966, in the vicinity of the Gulf of Tonkin when the aircraft in which he was the pilot crashed and burned at sea as the result of being shot down by hostile ground fire while on a refueling mission. Purple Heart Medal was awarded posthumously.
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