Updated 16 March, 2007
Updated 16 March, 2007
To the best of our knowledge, no official 12th TFW casualty list has ever existed. This accounting is based on information obtained from many sources. It is known to be incomplete and it probably contains errors. We urge anyone with related information to update us.
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 - bailed out too low following engine failure on final
24 May 1965
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Morrow, Larry / Captain/ 558 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron..............Lusby, Quentin Jr / First Lieutenant / 558 TFS
Place ..............................................Off
Okinawa
Aircraft............................................F-4C 63-7466
Aircraft
disappeared over water during night training.
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
17 Dec 1965
Name / Grade / Squadron..........Cestaric, 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 L. / Airman First Class / 12
CES
Place............................................Ninh Thuan
Province
Aircraft.........................................Unknown
Killed
in transport crash
4 March 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron...........Conlon, John Francis III / First
Lieutenant / 557 TFS
Place............................................So. of Qui
Nhon
Aircraft........................................O-1E
F-4 pilot was flying an orientation mission with a forward air controller. Cause of crash is unknown. For additional information, see: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/jfconlon3.htm
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 -
Crashed on weapons delivery run - cause unknown. Crewmember Lt. Chuck Ogle
recovered.
17 June 1966
Name / Grade / Squadron............Gravitte, Connie M. /
Captain / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron...........McCall, Claiborne P /
First Lieutenant / 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.
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 / 557 TFS
Place.............................................So. of
Cam Ranh Bay
Aircraft.........................................F-4C
64-0771
KIA - Formation broke for weather and 0771 never arrived at Cam Ranh
Bay. Wreckage eventually found - cause of crash unknown
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 ordinance
detonated. Capt Browning sole survivor
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)
Listed as MIA until remains repatriated after the war.
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
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 64-8746
KIA
- Crashed on CAS mission. BNR.
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
17 Jun 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron............Keicker, Paul F. /
Lieutenant Colonel / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Ebbinga,
Herman G. / Captain / 559 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Jones, James
R. / Captain / Unknown
Name / Grade / Squadron............Pazdan, Dennis S. /
First Lieutenant / 559
TFS
Place.............................................An
Khe
Aircraft..........................................C-130B
60-0293
Transport crashed and burned after over-running runway
12 Jul 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron------------Rainwater, James A. Jr /
Major / 391
TFS
Place...............................................1109N/10639E
Aircraft...........................................F-4C
64-0718
KIA - CAS mission hit by groundfire. Didn't survive ejection. Lt.
Plank was recovered.
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
Both
listed as MIA until remains identified in 1997
03 Aug 1967
Name / Grade / Squadron...........De Bock, John A. / Major /
558 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 / 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Downing, Donald W. /
Captain / 557
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 /
Technical 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.............................................Binh
Dinh
Province
Aircraft.........................................Unknown
Killed
in air crash
This information was found in the microfilmed history of the 12th but it has been recently
claimed that these were not 12th personnel. This is being looked into.
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. /
Chief 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 - Hit by groundfire. Ejection doubted. Pilot Ted Guy captured by
North Vietnamese troops
15 May 1968
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Milligan, Randall G. /
Airman First Class / 12
SP
Place..............................................Cam Ranh
Bay
Aircraft.............................................N/A
Medical
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
?? Aug 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Sweet, John A. / First
Lieutenant / 558 TFS
Place..............................................At or
near Cam Ranh
Bay
Aircraft.............................................Unknown
Died
aboard helicopter - circumstances unknown
02 Oct 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Quinn, John A. / Captain /
559
TFS
Place.............................................1110N/10805E
Aircraft.........................................F-4C
63-7708
KIA - Acft exploded on pull-off. Crewmember Rider ejected and was
recovered.
21 Oct 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Espensheid, John / Major /
HQ
Place...............................................Unknown
Aircraft...........................................O-1
Disappeared
while flying with 21TASS FAC. Listed as MIA until remains repatriated in
1989
04 Nov 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Adams, Stanley L. / Captain
/ 557 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Smith, William D. / Captain /
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
20 Nov 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Dickey, Alan E. / Sergeant
/ 412MMS
Place.............................................Cam Ranh
Bay
Aircraft..........................................N/A
Killed in
accidental ordinance detonation
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. Pitched up after double flameout.
Both crewmembers ejected successfully. Crewmwmber Lt. Bergeron recovered
22 or 23 Dec 1969
Name / Grade / Squadron............Moore, James C ./
Senior Master Sergeant /
Unknown
Place.............................................Cam Ranh
Bay
Aircraft..........................................N/A
Killed in motor
vehicle accident
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
NOTE: Recent reports that
both crewmembers were accounted for in July 1999 have been confirmed by two
sources. Specifics not yet known.
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
/ 480 TFS
Name / Grade / Squadron............Smith, Robert W. / First
Lieutenant / 480 TFS
Place.............................................Binh
Dinh Province
Aircraft.........................................F-4D
66-7598
KIA - Scrambled 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.............................................Cambodia
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.............................................Cambodia
Aircraft.........................................F-4D
66-0275
Unknown - hit by ground fire
11 Feb 1971
Name / Grade / Squadron.............Eisenbeisz, Arthur / First
Lieutenant / 389TFS
Place..............................................Quang
Tri
Province
Aircraft..........................................F-4D
KIA
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
1 Mar 1971
Name / Grade / Squadron............Gantz, Karl R. / Airman
First Class / Unknown
Place.............................................Phu
Cat
Aircraft.........................................N/A
Killed in SUU-23
ground firing
