This accounting is based on the information available to us as of the most recent update. The accounting is known to be incomplete and we will appreciate any new information.
Larry Morrow and Quentin Lusby (558th) were lost when their F-4C disappeared off Okinawa in 1965. Any information concerning this incident will be appreciated.
22 May 1963
Name / Grade / Squadron............Meath, Paul / Unknown /559 TFS
Place.............................................Florida
Aircraft.........................................F-84F
Killed in crash. Aircraft in trail formation - struck by drop tank lost by lead aircraft
04 Jun 1963
Name / Grade / Squadron............Gibson, Richard / Major / Unknown
Place.............................................Tampa Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-84F
Killed in ejection. Ejected too low following engine failure over water on final
04 Oct 1965
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Musgrove, John D. / Captain / 557 TFS
Place............................................5 miles from An Khe
Aircraft........................................UH-1D
KIA - FAC on loan to First Cavalry. Crash due to ground fire
07 Dec 1965
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Sala, James D. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Wranosky, Robert W. / Captain / 557 TFS
Place.............................................Pleiku Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C-64-0723
KIA - CAS mission - rolled in to target and never pulled out. Suspected groundfire
26 May 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Griffey, Terrance H. / First Lieutenant / 391 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Glandon, Gary A. / First Lieutenant / 391 TFS
Place............................................So. of Qui Nhon
Aircraft........................................F-4C 64-0722
MIA - Armed recce hit by groundfire. Both ejected - fate unknown
02 June 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Rosato, Joseph F. / Captain / 558 TFS
Place............................................Kontum Province near Dak To Special Forces camp
Aircraft........................................F-4C 64-0687
MIA - During CAS mission took groundfire. Ejected - fate unknown. Crewmember Lt. Ogle was recovered.
17 June 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Gravitte, Connie M. / Captain / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Adams, Oley N. / Staff Sergeant / 12 AEMS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Cairns, Robert A. / Staff Sergeant / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Hess, Gene K. / Staff Sergeant / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Washburn, Larry E. / Airman First Class / Unknown
Place.............................................South China Sea off Nha Trang
Aircraft.........................................C-130 (Navy)
Gravitte killed. Others MIA. Aircraft exploded - cause unknown. A 12th TFW officer, whose name is
unknown to the web page staff, was also on board.
27 June 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Gay, Gary P. / Airman First Class / 12 APS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Fields, Robert III / Airman Second Class / 377 APS
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Motor vehicle crash
08 Aug 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Walling, Charles M. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade Squadron..............Kommendant, Aado / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................30 miles NE Saigon
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0687
MIA - During CAS mission took groundfire. Both ejected - fate unknown
03 Sep 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Heathcote, Clifford S. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Simmons, William P. / Captain (Doctor) / 557 TFS
Place.............................................So. of Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0771
KIA - Formation broke for weather. Number four aircraft disappeared. Wreckage located eleven
days later SW of Cam Ranh Bay
17 Sep 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Rocky, Robert E. / Captain / 558 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Surwald, Michael E. / First Lieutenant / 558 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............McCann, Edward D. / Captain / 558 TFS
Place.............................................2 miles No. of Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4Cs 63-7509 & 64-0716
KIA - Mid-air collision at night. Hung 500# bombs detonated. Capt Browning sole survivor
21 Oct 1966
Names / Grade / Squadron..........Espensheid, John L. / Major / HQ
Place.............................................Unknown
Aircraft.........................................O-1
Disappeared while working with a 21 TASS FAC. Listed MIA until remains returned by Vietnam
long after the war.
11 Nov 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Butt, Richard L. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Route pack 1
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7616 (Wild Weasel IV modification)
Remains returned by Vietnam after the war. Whether KIA or died in captivity is unclear.
06 Dec 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Greco, Lee A. / Major / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Troyer, John M. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Ninh Thuan Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7521
KIA - Hit mountain during CAS strike
17 Dec 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Certaric, Joseph A. / Master Sergeant / 12 CES
Name / Grade / Squadron............Chappell, John M. / Technical Sergeant / 12 CES
Name / Grade / Squadron............Sloan, Thomas M. / Technical Sergeant / 12 CES
Name / Grade / Squadron............Hinson, Ralph L. / Staff Sergeant / 12 Supply
Name / Grade / Squadron............Meade, Johnson A. / Airman First Class / 12 CES
Place.............................................Unknown
Aircraft.........................................Unknown
Killed in transport crash
01 Apr 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Jourdenais, George H. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Stanley, Robert W. / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................Quang Nam Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0746
MIA - CAS mission took groundfire. Both ejected - fate unknown
12 Jun 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............LaPierre, Edward A. / Captain / 558 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Silver, Lawrence J. / First Lieutenant / 558 TFS
Place.............................................Kien Hoa Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0662
KIA - CAS mission hit by groundfire
12 Jul 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Rainwater, James A. Jr. / Major / 391 TFS
Place.............................................1109N/10639E - Binh Doung Province?
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0718
KIA - CAS mission hit by groundfire. Ejected but didn't survive. Lieutenant Plank survived
and returned to duty.
30 Jul 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Allen, Thomas R. / Captain / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Packard, Ronald L. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1708N/10652E - Route Pack 1
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0693
MIA - Hit by ground fire. Both ejected - fate unknown
03 Aug 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron...........DeBock, John A. / Major / 557 TFS
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0719
KIA - Takeoff aborted-crashed onto approach lighting array
26 Aug 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Kilcullen, Thomas M. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Fuller, William O. / Captain / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1711N/10651E - Route Pack 1
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0692
MIA - Armed recce hit by AAA. Both ejected - fate unknown
05 Sep 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Raymond, Paul D. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Downing, Donald W. / Captain / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1715N/10648E - Route Pack 1
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7547
MIA - Armed recce hit by groundfire. Fate unknown
08 Oct 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Wieland, David E. / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................Binh Dinh Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7499
KIA - Killed in ejection following flame-out
12 Oct 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Hardy, John K. Jr / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Derrickson, Thomas G. / Captain / 557 TFS
Place.............................................1716N/10641E - Route Pack 1
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0710
MIA - Armed recce hit by groundfire - ejected - fate unknown
27 Oct 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Anderson, Henry Jr / Tech Sergeant / Unknown
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Medical
08 Nov 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Brooks, John W. / Sergeant / Unknown
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Medical
19 Nov 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Nelson, Charles C. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1509N/10753E - East of Dak To
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0696
KIA - CAS night mission hit by ground fire - no eject. Crewmember Marenka, recovered
29 Nov 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Jones, Louis F. / Major / 558TFS
Place.............................................1640N/10608E - Laos
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0701
MIA - hit by groundfire - ejected - fate unknown. Crewmember Lemoine recovered
30 Nov 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Moore, Thomas D. / Major / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Clark, William J. / Major / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Delgado-Marin, Arturo / Staff Sergeant / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Yurewicz, Stanley / Sergeant / Unknown
Place.............................................Unknown
Aircraft.........................................Unknown
Killed under unknown circumstances
13 Dec 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Bennett, Robert E. / First Lieutenant / 558 TFS
Place.............................................1001N/10617E - Vinh Binh Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0774
MIA - CAS mission hit by groundfire - parachuted into river - BNR. Pilot Sakahara recovered.
16 Dec 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Wilkinson, William G. / Warrant Officer / Unknown
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Medical
17 Dec 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Smith, Myron F. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................DMZ
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0782
KIA - Armed recce hit by groundfire. Did not survive ejection.
22 Mar 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Lyon, Donovan L. / Major / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Laos
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0830
MIA - Ejected after hit by groundfire - fate unknown. Pilot Ted Guy captured by North Vietnamese
01 Jun 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Ciarfeo, Glenn T. / Major / 391 TFS
Place.............................................1250N/10842E - Khanh Hoa Province
Aircraft..........................................F-4C 64-0779
KIA - Crewmember Rhodes recovered
05 Jul 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Silver, Edward D. / Major / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Lawrence, Bruce E. / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................1713N/10628E - Hi Le Ferry ?
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7713
MIA - Armed recce - ejected - fate unknown
18 Aug 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Schwagel, Kenneth / Airman First Class / Unknown
Place..............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft..........................................N/A
Medical
01 Sep 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Riggle, Robert F. / Staff Sergeant / Unknown
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Medical
25 Oct 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Witkop, Michael I. / Unknown / 558 TFS
Place.............................................1159N/10914E
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7444
Killed in accidental ejection
13 Nov 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron............Santos, Jose C. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Buchanan, Joseph W. / Major / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1143N/10682E - Tay Ninh Province ?
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0800
KIA - CAS mission hit by groundfire
27 Jan 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Cameron, Robert J. / Major / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Burge, Thomas G. / Captain / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7441
KIA - hit barrier housing on take-off
06 Feb 1969
Name. / Grade / Squadron...........Moran, Michael T. / Airman First Class / 12 CES
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Killed in electrical transmission line accident
08 May 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Brashear, William J. / Major / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Mundt, Henry G. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Laos
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 64-0805
MIA - Armed recce hit by groundfire - fate unknown
02 Oct 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Quinn, John A. / Unknown / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1110N/10805E
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7708
KIA - Aircraft exploded on pull-off. Crewmember Rider ejected and was recovered.
03 Nov 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Adams, Stanley L. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Smith, William D. / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................1011N/10605E - Phong Dinh Province
Aircraft..........................................F-4C 63-7528
KIA - Aircraft impacted ground on first pass immediatly after release - groundfire suspected. No ejection
05 Nov 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Carter, Fred J. / First Lieutenant / 559 TFS
Name Grade / Squadron..............Greer, Wade A. / Captain / 559 TFS
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7604
Unknown
01 Dec 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Siebert, Frederick W. / Captain / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Hayes, Patrick J. / Captain / 559 TFS
Place.............................................1217N/10719E - Quang Duc Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7438
KIA - Aircraft seen turning final about 2000 meters short of target between 1000
and 2000 AGL. Aircraft exploded - groundfire suspected
05 Dec 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Danielson, Benjamin F. / Captain / 558 TFS
Place.............................................Near Ban Phannop, Laos
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7444
MIA - Aircraft hit on pull off and abruptly pitched down. Both crewmembers ejected
successfully. Crewmwmber Lt. Bergeron recovered
26 Dec 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Holley, Glynn B. / Airman First Class / 12 AP K9
Place.............................................Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Non-Hostile
18 Feb 1970
Name / Grade / Squadron............Daffron, Thomas C. / Captain / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Morley, Charles F. / First Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place.............................................1706N/10557E - Laos
Aircraft.........................................F-4C 63-7671
MIA - Aircraft observed rolling in on target at night. FAC observed crash east of
target after release. Suspected 37mm groundfire
6 Mar 1970
Name / Grade / Squadron............Park, Irving G. / Sergeant / 12 SP K9
Place.............................................Phu Cat
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Non-Hostile
17 April 1970
Name / Grade / Squadron............Rexroad, Loel F. / Major / 389 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Smith, Robert W. / First Lieutenant / 389 TFS
Place.............................................Binh Dinh Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4D 66-7598
KIA - CAS mission hit by ground fire
13 May 1970
Name / Grade / Squadron............Trent, Alan R. / Captain / 480 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Huberth, Eric J./ First Lieutenant / 480 TFS
Place.............................................V Corps ?
Aircraft.........................................F-4D 65-0607
MIA - Hit by groundfire - ejected - fate unknown
27 May 1970
Name / Grade / Squadron............Lee, Glenn H. / First Lieutenant / 480 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Keller, George R. / Captain / 480 TFS
Place.............................................II Corps ?
Aircraft.........................................F-4D 66-0275
Unknown - hit by ground fire
12 Feb 1971
Name / Grade / Squadron............Davis, Aaron Jr. / Airman First Class / 12 SP
Name / Grade / Squadron............Wissig, Edward S. Jr. / Staff Sergeant / 12 SP
Place.............................................Phu Cat
Aircraft.........................................N/A
KIA - ground combat